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SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 21. 1924
VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 170.
PRICE TEX CENTS
CHICAGO BOYS PLEAD
GUILTY TO MURDER
OF MILLIONAIRE’S SON
LOEB ADMITS STRUCK BLOW
WITH COLD CHISEL WHICH
WAS CAUSE FRANK’S DEATH—
LEOPOLD DROVE AUTO—FATE
OF TWO BOYS NOW RESTS IN
MERCY OF COURT—HEARING
WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY—TO
BROADCAST PROCEEDINGS OF
TRIAL IF PERMITTED.
CHICAGO, July 21—The fate
of Leopold and Loeb indicted for
the kidnapping and murder of
young Robert 'Franks, was rested
today in the mercy of the court,
f* This resulted from the plea of
guilty made today in the court by
Clarence S. Darrow, chief counsel
for the boys, and affirmed by them
after they had been duly warned
by the .court of the consequences
of this plea. Formal hearing of
the trial will begin Wednesday
morning.
Admits Striking Blow
CHICAGO, July 21—Richard Loeb
today admitted that he struck the
blow with a cold chisel, wrapped with
tape, which killed Robert Franks. Leo
pold drove the auto.
Severely Criticized
CHICAGO, July 21—The proposal
of a Chicago newspaper to Broadcast
by radio the proceedings of the trial
of Leopold and Loeb, was severely
criticized by the Chicago Federation,
while several judges of the circuit and
superior courts said such a course
might lead to the reversal of any ver
dict rendered.
BRITISH AVIATOR DELAYED
TOKIO, July 21—MacLaren is de
layed at Tokotan Bay on account of
fog and the illness of Colonel Broome.
FRANK REEDY PARTY
< DUE SEWARD TONIGHT
Colonel Lee H. Landis, general man
ager of the Alaska Railroad, accom
panied by Miss Dorothy Haley, pub
licity agent, and Mr. Harry Ilderton,
general agent with headquarters at
Nenana, arrived in Seward Saturday
night on the B-l to meet the Frank
Reedy party of tourists, who are due
to arrive on the steamer Admiral
Evans at midnight tonight.
A special train will arrive at nine
thirty, this evening, and is scheduled
to leave in the morning at eight, car
rying the party, ninety-seven in num
ber, to Fairbanks
On account of the inclement weather
the party will be unable to take the
auto trip out Kenai road or take other
excursions to points of interest near
Sewaid, as was orriginally planned
on theii arrival here. However, it is
believed that they will be able to car
ry our this program cn their return
from the interior.
The baggage car has been converted
into a dance hall and an orchestra
has been arranged for by the Alaska
tunity to see the many points of in
Railroad officials, who are doing every
\ Hiing ir. their power to make the
• PERSIAN GOVT. EXPRESSES
REGRET KILLING OF CONSUL
Robert Embrie Killed While Photographing Sacred Public
Fountain—Persian Government Will Do All in Its
Power to Fulfil Its Duties.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 21—The Persian government thru
its legation here, officially expressed regret over the killing of Major
Robert Imbrie, American consul in charge at Teheran, declaring it
will do all “in its power to fulfil its duties in this trouble.’’
Despatches from the Legation indicate that three policemen and
one soldier were killed rushing to Imbrie’s assistance.
On receiving official confirmation of the killing of Robert Imbrie
Saturday, the American vice consul at Teheran prepared action to
fcure amends for the murder.
Robert Imbrie and a companion were killed by a mob of fanatical
worshippers while trying to photograph a sacred public fountain.
FUNERAL OF U. 8- S. MISSISSIPPI BLAST VICTIMS
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An exceptionally fine air view of the military funeral services at the Pacific Fleet Athletic Fied,
San Pedro Calif., for the 48 victims of the turret explosion on the U. S. S. Mississippi- The 48 flag
draped coffins are shown in hollow square formed by officers and enlisted men from Pacific fleet and at
upper left blue jackets are seen filing on to the field. Note loud speaker in center foreground. It is esti
mated 30,000 civiians attended the services.
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BODY OF MRS. CONNOR
WIFE OF TACOMA
MURDERER IS FOUND
RECOVERED FROM WELL OFF
MOUNT RAINIER ROAD ON IN
FORMATION FURNISHED BY
HER HUSBAND.
TACOMA, July 21—The body of
Mrs. Pearly Wright Connor, who dis
appeared May 19th, was recovered to
day by authorities from a well off a
Mount Rainier road, on information
lurnished by her husband Richard
Connor, who has been held incom
municado in jail at Vancouver, since
he was spirited away from the Taco
ma Jail Fr.day last.
excursion an enjoyabel one and one
which will be remembered.
The party will stop overnight at
Curry, which will give them an oppor
terest at that place. They will stop
for two days in Fairbanks where they
will be royally entertained by the cit
izens, who are now preparing for their
coming.
One unique feature (luring their stop
in the Interior metropolis will be me
morial services, which are to be held
for the late Arch-Deacon Stuck, who,
before coming to Alaska, was a resi
dent of Dallas, Texas, where most of
the party are from . A bronze tablet
will be erected to the memory of the
well-known Deacon and his son, who
was killed several months ago in an
airplane accident in the states. W.
Temple and wife, who are members
of the party will conduct the services.
Colonel Landis, Miss Haley and Mr.
Ilderton, will accompany the party to
Fairbanks. Miss Halty and Mr. Il
derton, will remain in the coaches
with the passengers during the trip
and will point out the numerous
points of interest, look after the wel-'
fare of the tourists and attend all
their wants.
Misses Elsie Leslie and Thelma
Ellsworth ,and Mrs. K. C. Jones com
prise the orchestra and will provide
the music on the trip.
YMERICANS INTERESTED
IN REFUTATIONS PLAN
I ONDON, July 21—The American
people are interested in putt.ng the
Dawes plan into ciTect as afford rg a
sound basis for the ecaromic recuper
ation of Europe, Flushes, American
secretary oi state here# as a member
of the American bar. raid.
LARGEST FOX FARM
OF INTERIOR ALASKA
STARTED HOT SPRINGS
T. A. Woolard, manager and care
taker of the Phipps and Woolai'd fox
farm near Hot Springs, arrived from
the Interior Saturday and left on the
Redondo for Seldovia where he will
i purchase the initial outlay of Alaska
Blue foxes.
Mr. Woolard states that Mr. Phipps
who is an employe of the Alaska rail
road, and himself .recently purchased
the abandoned Milligan and Morrison
fox farm near Hot Springs ,which was
the largest farm ever built in the In
terior. The farm covers an area of
five acres which is enclosed by a lawn
fence. There are thirty large breed
ing pens and thirty small ones, and
all the necessary buildings and para
phernalia required on a fox farm.
The former owners, Milligan and Mor
rison, realized heavily on their invest
ment. They raised silver-gray foxes, a
number of which were awarded priz
es in London exhibitions. They are
now located on Prince Edward Island
and are in the fox farming business
on a large scale, having a contract
covering over one hundred thousand
dollars for the raising of foxes.
Mr. Woolard was until recently, con
nected with the Alaska Road Com
mission working at McKinley Park, i
Three Hundred Police
Hunt for Man Who
Strangled Small Boy
NEW "iOIiK, Jii'y 21—More than
three hundred detectives and uniform
ed policemen ,in addition to numbers
of special investigators, the greatest
number assigned to run down a crim
inal on Staten Island, continued in the
hunt last- night for the murderer *,f
eight-year-old Francis McDonnel.
Despite their efforts the identity of
the man who strangled the boy to
death ir a thicket near Port Richmond
last Monday night, remains a mystery.
Prophesy New Cable
First Link to the Orient
KETCHIKAN, July 21The prophesy
that the new cable from Seattle to
Ketchikan will be the first link in a
system connecting Seattle with the
Far East, was made by Colonel Seaone
Assistant Chief Signal Officer in a
telegram to the Commercial club of
Ketchikan. He said this system
would use “the. approximate route
used by the Army fliers in their trip
around the world.
PULP MILL PROJECT
FOR SEWARD IS
STILL UNDER WAY
ENGINEERS ARE IN SEATTLE
COLLECTING ALL NECESSARY
DATA FOR PROPOSED BIG IN
DUSTRY AT SEWARD.
(The Alaska Weekly)
For the last month engineers have
been in Seattle and other points on
Pugei sound and in British Columbia
getting necessary data ,sent here by
the big Eastern interests that will fi
nance the proposed pulp and paper
making industry at Seward, Alaska.
Frank L. Ballaine, yromoter of the
big proposition, declines to discuss the
matter, taking the position that any
> information on the subject must come
from those who are financing the in
dustry. As far as he would go was
to say that “everything is coming
along all right.”
The choice of the Resurrection bay
town as the site for a pulp mill and
paper making plant recalls to mind
an opinion expressed by a big East
ern Canada pulp and paper manufac
turer many years ago. The writer
of this article was at the time editor
of the Seward Gateway. The paper
manufacturer was financially concern
ed in the old Alaska Central Railway
and made a trip to Seward and into
the Matanuska valley to see the coal
fields. Upon his retui'n to Seward
from the trip, he was interviewed, and
said, in part: *
“If I were a younger man, I would
locate in Seward and establish a pulp
and paper making plant. That’s your
big resource here, as I see it. There
is an abundance of spruce on the pen
insula and cottonwoods grow in pro
fusion in the Matanuska and Susitna
valleys. The great Kenai Lake and
river will provide adequate water
power facilities. We have nothing like
it in my country.
MOTORSHIP CAROLYN
FRANCES SAILS FOR
BETHEL SATURDAY
SEATTLE, July 19—The motorship
Carolyn Frances sailed at two o’clock
Saturday afternoon for Bethel with
government teachers, nurses and a
wireless operator as follows:
Earl Howland and wife for Juige
lingok; Marvin Howland and wife for
Juinhagak; Oliver Olson and wife for
Karluk; J. Krenoff, and wife for Sleet
mute; Mr. and Mrs. Schramnek for
Hoops Bay; Mrs. Alma Anderson for
Bethel; Mrs. Blackborn and Floyd
Beck for Kanankanak.
EVANS DUE MIDNIGHT
The Steamship Admiral Evans with
the Frank Reedy party aboard, is due
to arrive in Seward at midnight to
night.
VETERAN’S HEAD WILL EXPLAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21—Louis
Grant, Veteran’s head, was ordered to
Washington to describe the organi
zation’s administration.
SUPPORT “BOB” LAFOLLETTE
Managers Will Run Coolidge as Independent Nominee in
Three Radical States—Lafollette Will Receive
Support of Railway Brotherhood
W ASHINGTON, I). C-, July 21—Cooli<lye's campaign managers
have under consideration a pan to run the President as an indepen
dent nominee in Wisconsin North Dakota, and South Dakota, aban
doning the state republican organizations to Lafollette insurgency.
Manager Butler favors sending the President into these three
states as an independent with his own list. In this way it was said,
the President would be certain of getting the electoral votes if he car
ried the states.
UNITED BROTHERHOOD TO SUPPORT LAFOLLETTE
DETROIT, July 21—Lafollette’s presidential campaign will be
given the support of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
employes and the railway shop laborers, it was announced at union
headquarters here Saturday.
EZRA MEEKER TO EXPOSE LAFOLLETTE. SAYS
SPOKANE', July 21—Ezra Meeker, the old Oregon trail blazer
declared today: “I am going to expose Lafollette, and am backing
Coolidge and Dawes.”
LAFOLLETTE PROGRESSIVE PARTY
DENVER, July 21—Under the name of the Lafollette Progres
sive party the candidacy of the Wisconsin senator will be placed be
fore the Colorado voters in the November elections. Articles of in
corporation authorizing the formation of such a party were granted
last Friday.
WIIEELER NOT WALL STREET DEMOCRAT
DETROIT July 21—“I am a Democrat, but not a Wall Street
Democrat,” said Senator Wlieeer accepting the nomination of vice
presidency for the Lafollette Progressive party- Continuing lie said:
“I will not abandon this opportunity for a great public service. Both
Democrats and Republicans have ignored the call of the unorganized
millions who are victims of the recent political disorder.”
Senator Wheeler began hostilities last night by addressing a rally
of Lafollette supporters.
DEBS ACCEPTS NOMINATION AS CHAIRMAN
CHICAGO, July 21—Eugene V. Debs, from his sanitarium in
which he is confined, issued a statement in the form of an open
letter to his party accepting the nomination of the recent Cleveland
Convention as National Chairman and also approved of their action
in failing to name a presidential candidate.
ELECTION SHAVER TAKE PLACE AUGUST 21
WASHINGTON, July 21—The formal election of Clem Shaver
as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will take place
at Clarksburg just before Davis is formally notified August 21st.
Governor Bryan will be formally notified of his vice presidential
nomination August 17 at Lincoln.
Wild Flower Exhibit
Proves Great Attraction
The wild flower exhibit which is on
display in the old Dryden store, at
tracted the attention of fully five hun
dred persons during the past two
days, it is estimated.
Mrs. P. C. McMullen, who origin
ated the idea and the several persons
who helped her, are to be compliment
ed on the success of the exhibit which
represented considerable time and
labor. It was very beautifully ar
ranged and elicited many pleasing
comments from the visitors.
It is planned to keep the exhibit I
room open for the next two or three
days especially for the benefit of the
Frank Reedy party of tourists who
are due at midnight tonight.
FORMER^EWARD BOY
DROWNS IN VIRGINIA
According to a telegram, which was j
seven days in transit, owing to irregu-!
lar telegraphic service, “Happy” Mc
Neer, was drowned July 13th, while in
bathing, at Haysi, Virginia. Doctors
worked several hours trying save his
life, but he had been in the water for
too long a time, and could not be re
vived.
“Happy” was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
A.. H. McNeer former residents of Sew.
ard, Mrs. McNeer being a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Root, of this city.
He was about thirteen at the time of
bis death.
YUKON SAILED AT NOON
SATURDAY WITH LARGE
LIST OF PASSENGERS
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SEATTLE, July 21—The steamship
Yukon sailed Saturday noon with 284
passengers aboard including 163 for
Seward, of which 123 are excur
sionists. Local propie listed on the
Yukon are Charles W. Payne, Max
Lohbroun, George Walemar, B. C.
Lipe, R. Depue, M. W. Griffith, J. A.
Vale, J. C. Black, B. Howard, Margar
et Packhergf, Miss W. C. Carlson, E.
A. Black, E. W. Blakeley, Mrs. New
land, Miss and Master Newland, Miss
es H. and N. Hamilton, Mrs. J. A.
Baughman, G. H. Saindon, Ella Blair,
J. C. Rutherford, S. Seavers, George
Sexton, Miss E. Kruger, N. W. Smith
and wife, J. J. Moore and wife, J. J.
Johnson and wife, W. A. Baker, Floi*
ence Keepe, Miss T. ^M. Demieneleff,
M. L. Arimore, and wife, C. A. Foltz
Mrs. John B. Brody, Ida Rasmussen,
Helen Callahan, Mrs. Kate Sannik
sen, Dorothy Baughman, Mrs. Sher
man, A. V. Bailey.
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT
HAS LONG JOURNEY NORTH
DAWSON, July 21—Commander A.
Cipolla, correspondent of the news
paper LasTampa published in Italy,
who arrived here yesterday en route
to Point Barrow to accompany the Ital
ian expedition to the north pole, left
for Vancouver after receiving advices
that the expedition was postponed.