VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 17f>
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 26. 192L
PRICE TEN CENTS
PROGRESSIVE PARTY IS
NOW IN EXISTENCE;
COMMITTEES ARE BUSY
PROGRESSIVE PARTY OFFICIAL
LY NAMED TODAY—MEMBERS
OF EXECUTIVE COMMUTE G1V- j
EN—EMBLEM OF PARTY WILL
* 1
BE AMERICAN LIBERTY BELL.
WASHINGTON, D .C., July 26—
The Progressive party came into ex- (
istence this afternoon as the official
designation for the standard carried
by Lafollette in his independent drive
for the White House.
The party name was chosen official
ly by a committee of eleven which will:
direct Lafollette’s and Wheeler’s cam-;
paign. It will be used in every state |
in which Lafollette forces have es-j
tablished an independent ticket. The
party emblem will be an American
Liberty bell.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26—
■0 Headed by representative John M.
Nelson of Wisconsin, as chairman of
the personnell of the executive com
mittee, which will manage and select
the policy of Lafollette’s and Wheel
er’s campaign, nine members have
been announced today as follows:
Nelson Rudolf Spreckles, San Fran
cisco sugar head and civic reformer;
Mrs. Edward P. Costigan of Colorado,
vice president of the National Con
sumer’s League; W. Johnston, pres
ident of the International Association
of Machinists; Morris Hillquist, New
York lawyer and author; Basil M.
Manley, economist and former direc
tor of the United States commission
on Industrial relations; Mrs. Eliza
beth Glendower Evans, of Boston, a
- member of the Massachusetts mini
mum wage commission; C. B. Robert
son, of Cleveland, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen;
and Robert M. Lafollette, Junior.
TUNNEY WINS FIGHT
WITH CARPENTIER
IN FIFTEENTH ROUND
NEW YORK, July 26—Tunney de
feated Georges Carpentier in the fif
teenth roun dof their go at the Polo
grounds last night, Carpentier’s claim
* of having been fouled in the four
teenth round having been disregard
ed.
Thirty thousand spectators witness
ed the fight.
Carpentier is by no means the
fighter he was three years ago. For
on good authority it is stated that
Carpentier is only dragging down
forty-five hundred dollars for this
fight with Tunney. He is heavier about
the body, than when he trained for
his fight with Dempsey, but his right
was still danKerous in his fight.
During Carpentier’s fight with Tom
my Gibbons last June, he seemed to
be afraid of Gibbons, and if Gibbons
had not been afraid of the law or at
leaset of hurting the boxing game, he
could have named the round in which
he could have knocked out Carpentier.
During Carpentier’s fight with Tun
ey today, he showed himself to be
falling off in his boxing ability, ah
though, outside of Harry Greb, he is
the best man Tunney has ever met and
Tunney never has faced anyone until
today, with the wallop that Carpentier
has.
CAPT. "BERNIER ON WAY
TO ARCTIC EXPLORING
* ’ CANADIAN NORTHLAND
QUEBEC, July 26—A famous ship
* and a famous master, the Canadian1
Government vessel Arctic and Captain
J .E. Bernier, has sailed from here on j
an exploration trip to Canada’s north
ern empire. For twenty years the
Arctic has been collecting data and
increasing knowledge about the Hud-|
son Bay and territory north of it, and ,
Captain Bernier has been with her all
the time.
Besides large quantities of provis
ions for the forty-five members of her
own party, the Arctic is taking north
large supplies for the mounted po-;
lice posts which she will visit. A num
ber of new posts will be established.
COOLIDGE GATHERING DATA
IN DAVIS’ HOME STATE
-“WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26
President Coolidge is gathering consid
enable information on the political sit
uation in West Virginia, the home
state of Davis.
AUTO CARRYING «ABY
GOES OVER PRECIPICE
BEND, Ore., July 26—Running vain
ly to check the progiess of an auto
mobile carrying Wanda May, their
three-year-old daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas B. King of Portland, saw
their automobile plunge over the
brink of Crooked river canyon yester
day morning, bearing the baby to
her death. Mr. and Mrs. Max Flem
ming of Portland were also with the
party and Flemming got his hands on
the car just as it toppled over the
edge o fthe 300-foot precipice.
NEWSPAPER REPORTER
TELLS LOEB’S EFFORT
TO GIVE HIM SCOOP
MURDERER TOLD REPORTER HE
WOULD SUGGEST KIDNAPPERS
!
WANTED COLLECT RANSOM
FROM FATHER FRANKS
CHICAGO, July 26—Weaving of
flimsy threads of circumstantial evi
dence into a finely meshed web which
holds Leopold and Loeb guilty of the
kidnapping and murder of Franks was
recountered today by witnesses who
helped bring the college students to
the mercy of the court.
Howard Mayer, a newspaper re
porter and student at the University
of Chicago with the two defendants,
told of Loeb’s effort two days after the
murder of Franks, to give him a
scoop by suggesting the probable
course of the kidnappers in murdering
young Franks, was to collect ransom
money from the father of the slain
boy.
Brazilian Revolutionists
Are Marching an Capital
LONDON, July 26—Brazilian revo-!
lutionists, who have been holding Sao
Paulo against the Federalist army are
reported marching on Rio Janeiro, the
capital of the Brazilian republic, ac- j
cording to wireless dispatches from
ships in the vicinity of Santos.
U. S. OFFERS VIEW ON
TANGIER CONVENTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26—
The United States has informed the
governments of Great Britain, France
and Spain of its willingness to accede
under certain conditions, to the Tan
gier convention signed at Paris, Dec
ember IS ,1923.
The condition in brief, would re
quire a more detailed interpretation
of certain provisions of the convention
which are seen as affecting American
right! in the zone, a more definite in
tention of the new administration
there 1.o maintain an open door policy,
and an acceptance by the joint admin
istration of full responsibility for
saef-guarding American interests.
SHENANDOAH COMPLETES
SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP
LAKEHURST, July 26—After be
ing kept in the air all night, because
of high winds, the Shenandoah was!
brought to the ground today complet- ;
ing an engine test to Binghampton,
New York.
PALMER COX DEAD
QUEBEC, July 26—Palmer Cox,
author of the Brownie Stories for child
ren died at his home here last night. ■
KEYSTONE VIEW CO. NEW VO*K
VALUE 5,000,000 FRANCS
Mile. Huguette Duflos, celebrated
stor of the Comedie Francaise, Paris,
wearing the famous Thiers pearls
which were recently sold to an Am
erican, name unknown.
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COTVKIOHT KCYtTQNC VttW CO, MCW VO«*
WHO SAID IIE WAS CAMERA SHY?
The ex-Kaiser of Germany, and his wife, Princess Wilhelmine, at
their castle at Doom, Holland. The former ruler seems to be in ex
cellent health.
TO RESUME HEARING
ON INTERNATIONAL
REVENUE B. PROBE
WATSON RESIGNS AS HEAD OF
COMMITTEE—COUZENS SELEC-j
TED TO TAKE HIS PLACE; TO
RESUME HEARINGS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26
Over the protest of Chairman Senator |
Watson, republican, Indiana, the ma
jority of the Senate committee named
to investigate the internal revenue bu
reau, decided today to resume its in
quiry during the summer recess.
Because of the refusal of the com
mittee to listen to Watson’s objections,
he resigned the chairmanship and
Couzens was selected in his stead.
Couzens, by joining with two demo
cratic members, King and Jones of:
New Mexico, threw the balance of the j
power to those of the committee fav- j
orin gthe resumption of the hearings.
RED AND BLACKBIRD
OVERLAND CARS ARE
REDUCED $100 IN PRICE
P. M. Ogle received news today that
all Blackbird and Redbird makes of
Overland cars will be sold at a re
duction of one hundred dollars until
the Seattle stock is reduced.
After the first of August all Wil
lys-Knight cars will advance one
hundred dollars. Now is the time to
get a new car cheap. Inquire of P. M.
Ogle, at Ogle’s Garage for particulars.
TRAFFIC RULES,FOR AIR
MEN TO LESSEN CRASHES
LONDON, July 26—Rules agreed
on by the British, Belgian and Dutch
governments to minimize the risk (5f
collision between aircraft, have been
issued by the air ministry.
These provide that every pilot when
flying on a compass course shall when
ever it is safe and practicable fly on
the right of the straight line adjoin
ing the point of departure and point-of I
arival. When the aircraft is flying!
beneath cloud, it must be kept at a ■
fair distance below the cloud base in
order to see and be seen.
FIRPO MEETS PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26—
Firpo shook hands with President
Coolidge today, who complimented him
on his strength.
LORENZ DESERTS REPUBLICANS
CHICAGO, July 26—Ira H. Lorenz,
republican national committeeman of
Wisconsin, turned in his resignation
to the National Chairman at noon to
day. He js for Lafollette.
FIRE FIGHTER DIES
WHEN TRIES DODGE
FALLING TIMBER
WOODSMAN PLUNGES OVER A
HIGH CLIFF WHILE TRYING TO
GET AWAY FROM FALLING
TREE.
TILLAMOOK, Ore., July 26—J. R.
Casperson, Pf Portland, is dead and
Anthony Stanton, also of .Portland is
in a hospital here as the result of
injuries suffered while fighting for
est fires the past week at the Whit
ney Blue Star lagging- camp, eleven
miles from Idaville, north of this
place.
Casperson plunged oevr a high cliff
while trying to get away from a fall
ing burning tree. His skull was frac
tured and he died a few hours after he
was brought to the hospital.
Stanton was struck by a tree and
severely bruised, but physicians an
nounced he would recover.
A donkey engine and a large quan
tity of wood was destroyed by the fire
but it is now under control.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
FOR SEWARD TODAY
WITH 192 ABOARD
SEATTLE, July 26—The steamship
Northwestern sailed this morning
from Seattle with 192 passengers on
board, including eighty excursionists
and the following for Seward.
Mrs. C .E. Listenwater, Mrs. Listen
water, Charles Bishot, Gail V. Knight,
John Carlson, Geo. D. Bell, P. Carrol,
E. Nelson, J. Lyons.
STATE SIEGE PROCLAIMED
IN PERSIAN CITY, IS REPORT
LONDON, July 25—A Reuters dis- j
patch from Teheran says that a state j
of seige has been proclaimed in Per
sia as a result of the attack on Im
brie. It is also stated that Persian
officials entertain the suspicion that
Russian communists were responsible
for the outrage, there being strong
sentiment against the American be
cause of his activities in Petrograd
during the Bolshevistic reign of ter
ror in that city.
YUKON DUE IN MORNING
The steamship Yukon is billed to
arrive at 8 o’clock in the morning, ac
cording to latest reports.
The new bakery and lunch room of
the Seward Bakery are nearly com
pleted, which will make it one of the
finest in the north.
Join the Chamber of. Commerce.
STRANGLER LEWIS WINS
FROM ITALIAN M ATM AN
CHICAGO, July 26—Ed Strangler
Lewis, retained his heavy-weight
wrestling championship here last eve
ning, in his second hard-fought con
test with Meehele Romino, Italian;
challenger. Struggling two hours'
and nineteen minutes in the intense !
heat, Lewis lost twelve pounds and
Romaino eleven pounds, before the
champion, by a score of punishing
head-locks, wore the challenger down
sufficiently to gain the necessary falls.
The first came in two hours and fif
teen minutes and the other in four
minutes.
SERIOUS FOR REPUBS.
IF NEGLECT NEW
PARTY SAYS BURTON
I
EFFORTS MUST BE MADE IN IN
DEPENDENT STATES TO KEEP
REPUBLICANS FROM SWING
ING OVER TO LAFOLLETTE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26—
Theodore E. Burton, of Ohio, speaking
for a number of prominent western
republicans this afternoon, frankly
told President Coolidge that it would
be serious, if not a fatal blunder to
ignore the Independent ticket in the
coming campaign; and that strong ef
forts must be made in some of the
leading Republican states to prevent
heavy desertions from the ranks of
the Republican party, in favor of the
Lafollette Wheeler ticket.
Minnesota Residents
Escape From Tornado
PIPESTONE, Minn., July 26—Be
tween forty-five and fifty persons—
virtually the entire population of the
town of Airlie ,six miles west of Pipe
stone-^-escaped serious injury or death
when they packed into three small au
tomobiles and “eluded” a small tor
nado which passed through the lit
tle town at six this evening.
Two residences, a warehouse and a
garage building were wrecked by the
twister . - ~
COOLIDGE CONFIDENT THAT
DAWES PLAN BE ADOPTED
.WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26
President Coolidge has every confi
j dence that the necessity for an im
mediate solution of the reparation
i problem, will force an agreement des
pite all difficulties. The President
is assured that the Dawes plan will
win out. .
NORTON SUCCEEDS BRYAN
LINCOLN, July 26—John H. Nor
ton of Polk, was nominated by the
Democratic state central committee
for governor to succeed Governor Bry
an, selected at the April Primaries,
who declined the nomination to make
the Presidential race .
KCYftTONC VIEW CO- NEW YORK
EXPULSION SOUGHT
H. A. Cunard Cummins, Charge d’
Affaires of the British Embassy, Mex
ico City, who is fighting the expul
sion orders brought by the Mexican
government, which charges he was dis
respectful to the government. He
barricaded himself in the Legation and
troops were stationed there to prevent
his getting away without their know
ledge.
AVIATORS OF VARIOUS
NATIONS ARE SLOWLY
MOVING ROUND WORLD
PORTUGUESE WILL TRY FLY
ACROSS PACIFIC VIA HAWAII
—ITALIAN AVIATOR WILL JOIN
U. S. FLYERS AND COMPLETE
TRIP WITH THEM—MACLAREN
IN KAMCHATKA
Destroyers to Aid Flyers
BOSTON, July 26—Five destroyers
left Charleston navy yards today en
route to the Arctic where they will
take lonely posts in Iceland and Lab
rador, there to await the return of
the round the world flyers.
The destroyers are equipped with
complete radio equipment and will re
port the flyers as they advance.
Portuguese Aviators Returning
HONOLULU, July 26—According
to a dispatch from the governor of
Macao to the Portuguese consul gen
eral here, the Portuguese aviators,
Beiros and Paes, whose airplane be
came disabled at Hong Kong, are re
turning to Europe via steamship and
railway.
MacLaren at Petropavlosk
TOKIO, July 26—MacLaren, the
British aviator, reached Petropaclosk,
Kamchatka today'.
Will Atttempt Cross Pacific
HONOLULU, July' 26—The Portu
guese consul received word, following
the receipt of a cablegram from the
Governor of Macao, from the Portu
guese aviators, now at Maca^, stating
that they were going to attempt a
crossing of the Pacific via Hawaii.
Italian Aviator Join l\ S. Flyers
ROME, July' 26—Aviator Loeatelli
is starting from Pisa, for London, in
a Donerwal seaplane, built for Am
undsen to be used in his flight across
the North Pole, and will accompany
the American fly'ers to Greenland and
Labrador, and thence to the United
States, with a view to completing the
world flight with them.
CALIFORNIA RESORTS *
ENJOY BUSY SEASON
SACRAMENTO, July 26—Northern
California's 450 summer resorts have
enjoyed the heaviest June business in
their history' according to a survey
just completed by* S. J. Richard, man
ager of the Travel & Resort Bureau
of the Sacramento Chamber of Com
merce ,which shows all resorts crowd
ed and a heavy listing of advance res
ervations on their books..-'
“Sacramento, hub of California’s
vacationland, is thronged with tour
ists who are radiating over the old
gold trails to the recreational sections
of nearby beaches and to the outer’s
paradise of forest, lake and stream
in the high Sierras and Coast Range”
said Richard today. “These are daily
augmented by tourists who are tak
ing advantage of the reduced excur
sion rales, and by' motorists who im
mediately started Californiaward the
minute all quarantine regulations ,in
effect owing to cattle disease, were
lifted.
LETTERS DESIGNED TO
FOREIGN COUNTRIES CAN
BE SENT BY AIR MAIL
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 26
Letters, or articles sent as letters, des
tined for foreign countries will be
accepted for transmission by the air
mail service operating between New
York and San Francisco, the post of
fice department announced today.
To countries to which the United
States domestic letter rate applies the
special air mail service rates will be
sufficient, but to all other countries
the rate will be the air postage plus
the international letter rate of five
cents for the first ounce or fraction
thereof, and three cents for each ad
ditional ounce or fraction thereof, less
the domestic rates of two cents an
ounce or fraction thereof.
SEATTLE PIONEER KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE SMASH-UP
SEATTLE, July 26—Ralph Johnson
a pioneer of this city and building con
tractor, with his wife and daughter
Vera, 25, while motoring East to vis
it relatives, were killed today when
their machine was run down by a
train near Columbus, Nebraska.