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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 212.
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SEWARD ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
AIM MTHERSON IS ARRESTED CONSPIRACY CHARGE
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NATIONAL SCANDAL HINTED
AT BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY;
PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY KEYES ORDERS ARREST
OF AIMEE, HER MOTHER MINNIE, ORMISTON,
JOHN DOE MARTIN AND MRS. LORRAINE WISE
MAN SIELAFF—CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
I TO DEFEAT JUSTICE
REGRETS NECESSITY ITlCTiON AGAINST LEADER
Truck Driver Claims Was Witness to Alleged Kidnapping
—Minnie and Ormiston Were Persons with Her on
May 15—Received but $180 of $250
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18. (/P)—District Attorney
Keyes order the arrest of Aimee McPherson, her mother
Minnie, Ormiston, John Doe Martin and Mrs. Lorraine
\ * f Wiseman Sielaff. Deputy District Attorneys A. J. Den
nison, Harold L. Davis and E. J. Likely drew up the com
plaints charging conspiracy to defeat justice. Keyes said,
“this legal action was necessary to place before the public
all the facts and circumstances in this case. From the
time that the story, when Aimee was found which was
broadcast throughout the country, there has been an at
mosphere of a gigantic hoax surrounding it and as time
progressed this has increased with the unbelievable story
of the kidnapping and brazen activities of Mrs. McPher
son, and of her friends to build up false alibis for her.
NEW YORK TO PARIS
B! 1 POSTPONED
ACCOUNT OF LEAK
GASOLINE LEAKING AT THE
RATE OF TEN GALLONS
AN HOUR
WESTBURG, N. Y„ Sept. 18. (JP)—
The New York to Paris flight of Capt.
i $ Rene Fonck, French ace and three
companions was postponed today,
perhaps indefinitely because of a
leak in the planes gasoline tank be
ing found as the plane was preparing
to take off. Idor Sikorsky, designer
and builder of the huge three-motored
* biplane gave orders to put the plane
back into its hangar when it proved
difficult to stop the flow of gasoline
which was leaking at the rate of ten
gallons per hour.
The local post of the American Le
gion will meet Tuesday evening at
the Seward Grill.
BUD REYNOLDS SMASHES
PIANO PLAYING RECORD
OMAHA, Sept. 18. (£>)—Bud Rey
nold, Ohio man played a piano for 105
hours breaking the 103 hour record
of a San Francisco man. Reynolds
•was fed milk and soup at the cafe
where he played. He fainted Tues
day but was revived and resumed
playing. His finger tips, bandaged
several times, became raw and his
wrists and forearms were badly swol
len.
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It is my duty. I can do no less than
to exert fully the power of my office
to bring this woman before the bar
of justice in order that she may have
a fair public hearing. It is with re-j
gret I take this action against a per
son so high in the religious esteem of
so many persons, but community and
upright members of all religions wel
come a fair and open hearing of the
situation -which may become a na
tionwide scandal.”
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18. (JP)—Har
' ry C. Swift, truck driver, who claim
! ed to be a witness to the alleged kid
^ napping of Aimee McPherson, inform
ed District Attorney Keyes last night
that the persons who kidnapped her
on May 15 were her mother and Or
miston. He withheld certain facts
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REliWIis&l
DOMESTIC MEJT IN II. S.
SEATTLE, Sept. 17. (£>)—Carl J.
Lomen of Nome said 5,000 reindeer
will be shipped to the states from Al
aska this year and asked for addition
al refrigerated shipment space for1
reindeer meat which will soon be
marketed throughout United States
and at a price which will undersell
domestic meats.
FISH PACKING CONTINUES
Some salmon is being procured in
the vicinity of Kodiak and fishing will
continue for some time to come, Sew
ard arivals from the Westward report.
The herring packers are pleased
somewhat over the increased number
of schools of herring which recently
made their appearance.
DAZZY VANCE WINS MOUND
BATTLE FROM HILL THO
FREE WITH HITS
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 18. (/P)—
The Cardinals smothered th.e Phillies
for their fourth straight win and took
the league leadership when they hit
three of the Philadelphia pitchers for
four runs in the first inning, one in
the fifth, two in the sixth, two in the
tighth and one in the ninth. St. Louis
10-16-0# Philadelphia 1-8-1. Batteries
were Sherdel and O’Farrel for St.
Louis and Willoughby, Knight, Tabor
and Wilson for Philadelphia.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18. (/P)— Frank
Frisch, Giant second baseman, hit a
homer, breaking the tie in the tenth
inning and handing Cincinnati a de
feat which lost the Reds the league
championship. Cincinnati tied the
score in the ninth with one run after
the Giants made three in the eighth
inning. Cincinnati 4-10-3, New York
5-8-0. Batteries w-ere Donohue, Rixey
and Hargrave for Cincinnati and
Fitzsimmons, Scott, Ring and Flor
ence and McMullen for New York.
BROOKLYN, Sept. IS. (/P)—Dazzy
Vance won a mound battle from Hill
although he allowed twice the num
ber of hits. The Robins scored all
of their runs in the fifth. Pittsburg
1-8-1, Brooklyn 3-4-0. Batteries were:
Hill and Gooch for Pittsburg, and
Vance and Deberry for Brooklyn.
NATIONAL—
Rain caused the postponement of
the game between Boston and Chi-*
cago.
AMERICAN—
Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 6.
Washington 5, Detroit 4.
Boston 2, Chicago 3.
New York 1, Cleveland 5.
(COAST—
1 Missions 1, Oakland 5.
Seattle 3, Hollywood 1.
Portland 6, San Francisco 5.
Los Angeles 8, Sacramento 1.
Cleveland took the third straight
game from New York cutting the
Yanks lead to three games and one
half.
YUKON SOUTH AT MIDNIGHT
The S. S. Yukon, Capt. Chas. A.
Glasscock, commanding, arrived in
port at 5:30 last evening from the
south and will depart for southeast
ern Alaska and Seattle at midnight
tonight. Numerous passengers dis
embarked among whom were many
from Alaskan points. The southbound
reservations will be large.
CHURCH PARTY DUE TONIGHT
Campbell Church, Mr. Finley, na
turalist, and party, are expected to
return to Seward this evening from
McKinley park where they have been
exploring with moving picture cam
eras for the last two weeks. The
party will go aboard Mr. Church’s
yacht Westward, now in port, and
set sail for a big* game hunt to the
Westward.
BUNDY AND LYONS BACK
IN SEATTLE, PT. BARROW
SEATTLE, Sept. 18. (/P)—Leo W.
Bundy, signal corps operator, who
went with William C. Lyon, scribe,
from Seattle to Point Barrow for the
New York Times, arrived yesterday.
Bundy is going to Craig, Alaska, to
work a wire for several years. Bundy
and Lyon were hurrying as fast as
they could and were 23 miles from
Point Barrow when the dirigible
Norge passed.
TRIP IN MOTOR BOAT
FAMOUS ALASKAN SPORTSMAN
HERE ON BRIEF BUSINESS
TRIP
As the S. S. Yukon pulled away
from the Cordova dock a few days
ago bound for Seward, Dr. W. W.
Council, well known physician and
surgeon of the Copper river city who
was standing on the wharf, sang out
to friends on board, “I’ll see you in
Seward.” When the Yukon was slow
ly warping into her berth last night,
true enough, there was Dr. Council on
the Seward dock, waiting with a
broad smile on his countenance to
greet his friends. The disconcern
ment of his friends was laughable to
witness, but it was easily cleared up.
The answer was his fast speed boat,
Nancy Lee. Tearing straight across
turbulent Prince William Sound, Dr.
Council, who carries the reputation
of being a most daring seaman,
made the run to this port in ten
hours without a blow-out or flat tire.
Not once did his motor hesitate but
roared on steadily until switched off.
John Barrett, insurance man and C.
E. Warter, postmaster on the C. R. &
N. W., and one of the best pitchers
who ever stepped on a Cordova mound
accompanied the doctor on the voy
age.
This morning he continued on his
way to Anchorage where he will
spend a day and then return to'Sew
ard and cast off for the home trip.
BANDITS KILL AMERICAN
BEINC HELD FOR RANSOM
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 18. (^—Trap
ped by soldiers pretending to comply
with a demand for §10,000 ransom,
the bandits who kidnapped Jacob, re
tired New York business man who
was touring Mexico, killed their vic
tim and fought their way out of the
trap with a loss of two men. Rosen
thal’s body, badly stabbed was recov
ered. The wido'fcr is en route from
New York City.
PUBLIC DANCE TONIGHT
Odd Fellows hall is the place and
tonight is the time for another one
of those popular Saturday night
dances.
Take in the Liberty tonight.
I
TERM, i, l STATE
DEMOCRATIC STATE LEADERS
HOLD ALL NIGHT
CONFERENCE
ALBANY, Sept. 18. (/P)—Democrat
State leaders emerged from an all
i night closed conference with Gover
nor Smith and are confident he will
jseek re-election to a fourth term. His
name has been placed on the slate,
i which it was said, was agreed upon
| at the conference. The governor
made no announcement as to the
! slate candidates for nominations at
, the State convention September 27.
It is presumed it will include Su
preme Court Justice Robert F. Wag
ner, opposing United States Senator
James Wadsworth, who favors modi
fying the Volstead act, who, the In
dependent dry Republicans announced
will have for their Gubernatorial can
didate. \
LONE STAR SM IS
OBJECTIVE OF P. C.
M'MUELEIf; OUT TONITE
To be gone for at least two months
P. C. McMullen, proprietor of McMul
len’s grocery, will be among the pas
sengers leaving tonight on the S.S.
Yukon for Seattle. Mr. McMullen is
going direct to ^Portland where Mrs.
McMullen and baby, wdio have been
outside for some months, will meet
him. From Portland they will motor
down to Lufkin, Texas, the former
home of Mr. McMullen.
Mrs. J. F. Davis, sister to McMullen,
will accompany him as far as Portland
only, for she plans returning home by
train. Mrs. Davis has been visiting
her brother for the past year during
which time she has ' made many
staunch local friends.
Mr. McMullen said that during hi3
'absence Mr. Brehmer ’will have com
plete charge of his business and that
Otto Boehm will assist Mr. Brehmer.
CEDAR DEPARTS, SELDOVIA
The U. S. L. H. T. Cedar, Captain
Leadbetter, departed for Seldovia yes
terday afternoon where repairs'will be
made to a buoy. The Cedar will prob
ably return to port tomorrow and
take on a cargo of coal after which
the vessel will proceed south.
GENE THEY RESUMES
TRAINING AFTER REST
STROUDSBURG, Pa., Sept. 18. (Jp)
—After two full days of rest from
boxing, Gene Tunney was eager to
day to resume swapping punches with
his sparring partner. He started be
cause he was getting down to his
fighting weight at a faster clip than,
he desired with the expectation of en
tering the ring at 186. He is only
one pound over that weight.