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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 249
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
Giants Win First Gam
BREAKS HE
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—One of the
Jjutgest crowds ever attending the
opening game of a world series, saw
the Giants take the first game from
the Yankees by pure luck, when
Stengel, the hard-hitting centerfielder
lor the Giants biffed out a home run
in the ninth, bringing in the run
needed to win the game.
First Inning
Giants—Bancroft flied to Ruth,
Groh singled to center, Frisch forced
Groh, Scott to Ward, Frisch out on a
steal, Schang to Ward. 0-0.
Yankees—Witt lined to Bancroft,
Dugan walked, Ruth forced Dugan,
Groh to Bancroft, Ruth o*'
Meusel’s double into center, Pipp flied
to Meusel. 1-0.
Second Inning
Giants—Young out, Dugan to Pipp.
» Meusel fouled to Pipp, Stengel flied
to Ruth who made a wonderful catch
after a long run. 0-0.
Yankees—Ward singled to left,
Schang singled to center, Ward going
to second; Scott sacrificed, Kelly as
sisted Ward to third and Schang to
second; Hoyt struck out; Ward and
Schang scored on Witt’s single to cen
ter, Dugan out, Watson to Kelly. 2-0
Third Inning
Giants—Kelly singled to center,
Goudy walked, Bantley batted for
Watson and Maguire ran for Goudy,
^Bentley singled to center, Kelly go
ing to third, and Maguire to second
filling the bases; Gearin ran lor Bent
ley, Kelly scored when Bancroft forc
ed Gearin, Scott to Ward, Maguire
went to third, Bancroft stole second,
Maguire and Bancroft scored on
Groh’s three-bagger to right; Bush
into box, Groh scored on Frisch’s sin
gle to right, Young forced Frisch,
Scott to Ward, Young out stealing,
Schang to Scott, 4-0.
Yankees—Ryan pitching, Snyder
catching for Giants; Ruth flied to
.Meusel, Meusel flied to Stengel, Witt
scratched hit to Frisch, Ward fanned.
0-0.
Fourth Inning
Giants—Scott threw out Meusel,
Stengel walked, Kelly hit into a dou
ble play, Scott to Ward to Pipp. 0-0.
Yankees—Scliang walked Scott fan
ned, Bush doubled to left, Schang go
ing third, Witt hit into double play,
Ryan to Groh to Frisch. 0-0.
Fifth Inning
Giants—Snyder flied to Witt, Ryan
struck out, Bancroft flied to Witt. 0-0
Yankees—Dugan flied to Meusel,
^Ruth tripled left, Meusel flied to
Frisch, Ruth thrown out at plate,
Frisch to Snyder. 0-0.
Sixth Inning
Giants—Groh out, Bush to Ward to
Pipp, Frisch flied to Ruth, Young
walked, took second on Schang’s wild
throw, Bush threw out Meuselb 0-0.
Yankees—Pipp out, Kelly to Ryan,
Ward flied to Meusel, Schang doubled
to right, Frisch threw out Scott at
first, 0-0.
Seventh Inning
Giants—Stengel singled to right,
Kelly hit into a double play, Scott to
^Y/ard to Pipp, Snyder fanned. 0-0.
Yankees—Bush singled to center,
Witt flied to Meusel, Dugan tripled to
left scoring Bush, Kelly took Ruth’s
grounder and threw out Dugan at the
plate, Meusel flied to Young. 1-0.
Eighth Inning
Giants—Ryan flied to Witt, Ban
croft singled past Ward, Dugan threw
out Groh at first, Bancroft going to
second, Frisch flied to Witt. 0-0.
Yankees—Pipp scratched infield hit
-ipipp went to second on wild pitch,
out at second, Snyder to Bancroft,
Ward singled to left, Ryan threw out
Schang at first, Ward going to sec
ond, Hendrick batted for Scott, flied
Stengel. (H).
Ninth Inning
! Giants—Getting dark; Johnson play
ed short tor the Yanks. Young flied to
Witt, Dugan threw out Meusel, Sten
gel homered to left, Johnson threw
j out Kelly at first. 1-0.
Yankees—Cunning playing center,
Groli threw out Bush at first, Bush ob
jected and was benched by O’Day,
Witt flied to Cunningham, Dugan
i flied to Meusel. 0-0.
Box Score
1234567S 9—R H E
| Yanks .1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—4 12 1
' Giants .0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1—5 7 0
Summary
Yanks—Seven singles, three doubles
two three baggers, base on balls, off
Yanks two, secrifiees one*, strike outs
two.
Giants—Five singles, one three bag
ger, and one homer by Stengel, base
on balls two, strike outs two.
The Line-Up
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—The line-up
of the nineteenth world baseball se
ries is as follows;
Giants: Bancroft, short stop; Groh,
third base; Frisch, second base;
Young, right field; E. Meusei. left
field; Stengel or Cunningham, center
field; Kelly, first base; Snyder,
catcher; Nehf, or J. Scott, pitcher.
Yankees—Witt, center field; Dugan,
third base; Ruth, right field; Meusel,
left field; Pipp, first base; Ward,
second base; Schang, center field; E.
Scott, short stop; Pennock or Hoj t,
pitcher.
Umpires—Evans, American at the
plate; Hart, National, third base;
Nallin, American, second base; O’Day,
National, first base.
NEW ARK, Oct. 10.—Jimmy Jones,
recognized as champion welterweight
and Mickey Walker, generally con
ceded that honor in other states,
was ordered stopped at the end of the
ninth round by Chief Boxing Inspec
tor Adams. No decision was given.
Adams said he stopped the bout be
cause neither fighter was making an
effort.
Later W alker and his manager,
Jack Bugler, were suspended for one
year by the State Boxing Commission
as a result of the unsatisfactory fight
made with Jones.
ORGENTHAF WILL HEAD
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
GENEVA, Oct. 10.—Henry M. Or
genthaf, former American ambassador
to Turkey, will head a special com
mission appointed by the council of
the League of Nation to supervise the
status of a million i-efugees in Greece
for whom a loan of twenty million will
be floated by the Greek government
under the auspices of the League.
RACES POSTPONED
SI. LOUIS, Oct. 9.—The interna
tional air races scheduled for today
have been postponed until Thursday
due to inclument weather.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 10.—The
American Federation of Labor this
afternoon voted against the recogni
tion of Soviet Russia, also against
participation in the Third party move
ment.
WILL HENRY ELLIS DEAD
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—Reports from
Mexico City state the death of Will
Henry Ellis, American adventurer and
promotor. In 1904 Ellis was Ameri
can diplomatic envoy to Abysinnia.
TODAY'S FISH PRICES
Ketchikan—Fish prices, noon today.
Fresh halibut, 15 and 11 cents; sable
fish, 5 and 5 cents; pickled, none.
COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD A UNOERWOOO. N. V.
WORLD'S GREAT EST WAR VESSEL
The forward deck of the U. S. S. Colorado with the officers and crew
standing at attention as the U. S. fla g was raised, just after the world’s
largest war vessel had formally been transferred to the U. S. navy. The
Colorado, a veritable floating experi mental laboratory of electrical devices
from propeller to potato peelers—is 626 feet long, 97 feet beam at water
line of 32,600 tons normal displacement and 21 knots speed.
No Trace Found
of S. S. Kennecott
Claims that He Made Application tc
Show His Goodwill to United
States Government
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—Luis Firpo,
Argentino heavyweight, wept today
while pleading for the return of the
papers he filed for American citizen
ship, declaring that he signed them
under a misapprehension, and never
dreamed of deserting his native Ar
gentina.
Federal officials ruled that the pa
pers must stand on record, but agreed
to give the fighter a letter certifying
the belief that he had signed them
under a misapprehension.
NOVEMBER 18TH PROCLAIMED
NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—The week
beginning November 18th was pro
claimed “National Education Week”
by President Coolidge.
WASHINGTON, Oct. i0.‘—Figures
received by the department of agri
culture indicated that a three billion
bushel corn crop is expected to be
harvested this year. This is the fourth
largest crop in the history of the
United States.
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 9.—An earth
quake described as pretty severe was
reported on the seismograph last
night. It was estimated to be more
than 5000 miles from here probably
to the south.
CHANG HU MAY RESIGN
PEKING, Oct. 10.—Chang Hu, min
ister of finance, may relinquish his
office in the fact of government fin
ancial difficulties. Less than $500,000
Is available to meet autumn settle
ments and the conditions is causing
much alarm hOre. 1
ffiSfi BELIEVED TO
SEATTLE, Oct. 10.—Unable to find
I a trace of the motor ship Kennecott,
which crashed on the rocks at Fred
erick island, about 14 miles below
Cape York, on the Queen Charlotte
| group, the steamship Cordova near
the scene of the wreck flashed a radio
message this morning that the ill
fated vessel had probably slipped from
her cradle on the rocks and sunk.
No mention was made of the fate
of the officers and crew of the Ken
necott, 31 in all, was made in the dis
patches, but it is probable' that they
left the vessel and are established in
camp on the shores of Frederick
island, or on Graham island near by.
SEATTLE, Oct. 10.—Representative
Curry of California, chairman of the
House Committee on Territories, has
written that he will arrive here soon
and at that time a program of Alaska
legislation, from the viewpoint of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce will be
submitted to him.
MINISTER TO DENMARK ILL
BEACH HAVEN, N. J„ Oct. 9.—The
condition of Dr. Maurice F. Egan, for
mer U. S. minister to Denmark, who
is ill of kidney trouble, is grave and
relatives were summoned to his bed
side.
LONDON, Oct. 10.—Viscount Grey,
in a letter to the Times, declares the
Italo Qreek episode has thrown a
search light on the state of Europe,
which he says is drifting toward war!
DISSATISFACTION OVER THE
WAY RELIEF IS HANDLED
TOKIO, Oct. 9.—Vernaculars are
expressing dissatisfaction regarding
the manner in which Japanese com
mittee oi' business men is handling
the distribution of relief suppplies. A \
considerable amount of provisionsj
supplied by Japanese are declared to :
be spoiling at Shiburr because of lack j
of transportiou and distribution to
disaster victims.
Secretary J. P. Hannon, secretary
of the local Chamber of Commerce,
received a reply today from Delegate
Sutherland, in regard to the Jones
Shipping Bill, which the First division
is endeavoring to have repealed in
relation to its effect on Alaskan ship
ping.
Mr. Hannon sent a wire to Delegate
Sutherland asking his opinion on the
bill. Mr. Sutherland replied that he
was against it for the reason that it
discriminates against Alaska, mean
ing the First division. He stated that
if the Act applied to Alaska as it did
to the rest of the United States, he
would favor it.
DRILL FOR OIL IN OREGON
BUT STRIKE HOT WATER
LAKEVIEW, Ore., Oct. 10.—Oil
drilling operations here resulted in
producing a geyser spouting boiling
water at intervals of every six min
utes.
POPE WILL ATTEND WEDDING
OF JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE
ROME, Oct., 10.—The Pope will be
represented at the marriage of the
Japanese crown prince by Monsignor
Giardini, apostolic delegateo in Tokio
STEUBENVILLE, O., Oct. 10.—The
home of Charles Pearce, a prohibition
enforcement officer was dynamited
here last night, the building being a
total wreck.
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER
FILED AGAINST WOMAN
SEATTLE, Oct. 10.—A charge of
manslaughter was filed against Miss
Gibbons today for the murder of Ed
ward Lucelle in a roadhouse near
here Sunday morning.
ITALIAN FLEET SAILS
CORFU, Oct. 10.—Thp Itlian fleet
has left for an unknown destination
One destroyer remain
SHIP* Ira SETS
PRICE ON 16 VESSELS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—The Ship
ping Board has set a maximum price
of ode million five hundred thousand
dollars each on 16 cargo and passen
ger boats, type 535, recetly offered for
sale, Chairman Farley announced late
today.
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I NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
-Water will be shut off tonight
at 8:00 o’clock on Fourth and
I Fifth avenues, including Van
j Gilder Hotel and the Harriman
| building.
JOHN NELSON, Supt.
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GOVEHR OFFERS
PR0¥E SICESITF
By IESIGH
OMAHA CITY, Oct. 10.—Governor
Walton tonight offered to resign to
prove his good faith in his fight
against the Ku Klux Klan in Oklaho
ma, if the legislature at its forthcom
ing special session will enact an an’i
Klan law which he will submit to the
lawmakers.
Grand Dragon N. C. Jewett, of the
Oklahoma Klan, who is leading the
opposition to the governor, declared
today that the Klans would be doing
business long after Governor Walton
is forgotten.
Imperial Wizard of the Knight of
the Ku Klux Klan refused to consider
the governor’s proposition that he or
der the Oklahoma Klans to unmask
and disband, stating that the Klans
had come to stay.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 10.—Henry
Ford is the leading choice for presi
dent in the State of Washington. As
the sentiment now stands the decla
ration made here today by Governor
Hart of Washington.
BLCHAREST, Oct. 10.—The Ruma
nian government announces the dis
covery of a Fascisti plot to assassi
nate the premier and five ministers.
GIANTS AND YANKEES PRAC
TICED IN PARKS FOR SERIES
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—The Giants
and Yankee s practiced yesterday aft
ernoon in preparation for the opening
of the world series tomorrow.
PRESIDENT SEES NO USE IN
HOLDING ECONOMIC CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—President
Coolidge sees little or nothing to be
gained from an endeavor to hold a
world’s economic congress with the
present state of chaos existing in Eu
rope.
ARRESTED SELL1
m 10 ADDICTS
SEATTLE, Oct. 10.—Dr. William
A. Shannon, 66, physician and former
regent of the University of Washing
ton and a member of the King County
Medical Society was arrested in his
office this afternoon, immediately aft
er he had sold morphine to an addict
without a prescription. He was re
leased later on $1500 bail.
FORTY-SEVENTH VICTIM OF
MINE DISASTER IS FOUND
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9—The pody
of Wm. Feassel, the 47th victim of the
Argonaut mine fire of August 27,
1922, was found 400 feet from the
main shaft on the 4650 foot level, it
was announced today by Jos. Smith,
secretary of the mining company. The
body was covered by a cave-in. All
men in the mine at the time of the
fire have been accounted for. Since
the fire Fessel has been reported In
various parts of the country.