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NUM15EK 215
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1924
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John Ballaine Chosen
Manager of Washington
Progressive Party Ticket
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—The LaFol
lette dependent progressive party
ticket of seven presidential electors,
filed at Olympia by Thomas M. Cun
ningham and John E. Ballaine, the
latter being the La'Follette state man
ager for the Progressive party of
Washington.
A political writer in this city,
skeptical over the Third party mana
ger in this state queried into the au
thoritative leadership in Washington
state, and Ballaine said that thei e
is only one authorized Lafollette
W'heeler ticket in the field of the
state of Washington and it is head
ed by the Progressive Party and car
ries seven candidates for Presiden
tial electors and there is no other
party in this state i-unning on the
same ticket.
Ballaine made no mention of the
LaFollette state party which nomin
ated Gilmore for governor of this
state.
Free Government Is
Doomed Unless More
Interest Taken to Vote
ESTES PARK, Colo., Sept. 12.—I
A warning that free government is j
doomed in this country, unless the j
American people take more interest
in their national elections was sound-;
ed here this afternoon by John W.
Davis, democratic presidential nomi
nee in a speech to seven hundred
boy scout executive..
STRIKERS AND WORKERS
CLASH HANEPEl'E ISLEj
HONOLULU, Sept. 12.—Seven- j
teen are dead at Hanepepe, on the j
Island of Kauai, as a result of a |
clash among strikers and workers on ^
the McBride plantations.
On Again, Off Again,
< Goes Gubernatorial
Race in Washington
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—Steady gans
#made by him in the count throughout
the night and the discovery of ma
thematical errors in the King and
Spokane counties, has shot E. L.
French into the lead for the Repub
lican gubernatorial nomination by
thirty-two votes over Hartley yester-,
day, and learning later that the lat- i
ter was leading the field by ten, with
French second highest, by about ten
thousand votes.
The count at ten this morning, with
2135 out of 2453 precincts, a com
plete gain by French was 54,738,
Hartley, 54,060; W. E. Leon John
son is leading Adam Deller for the
Republican nomination for Lieuten
ant-Governor by about nineteen.
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—With 2,846
precincts missing, French has a lead
of 53 in the gubernatorial nomina
tion race.
BRIDGE COLLAPSES, AND
TWO ARE SEVERELY INJURED
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore., Sept. 12—
A bridge which collapsed yesterday
plunged an engine and two cars on
the Oregon, Eastern and Pacific rVl
way, into the creek a few feet below.
Vhe escaping sleapi seriously scalded
Use engineer and r. brakeman, but the
fireman was only slightly scalded and
% bruised.
MILL WORKER KILLED
WHEN CHASED BY POLICE
SEATTLE, Sept. 11.—Carl Winters,
a mill worker, and an unidentifed
man being chased by the police lor
stealing an auto, ran off the road
ten miles from the city and Win
ters was killed. The latter was iden
tified by his union card but the driv
er took to the woods and escaped.
WINS EEAUTY PAGEANT
ATLANTIC VCITY, N. J., Sept:- 12
Ruth Malcomson, who was entered as
Miss P} iladelphia, in the Beauty Pa
zeant, was adjudged the winner yes
terday with Miss Chicago second and
Miss West Palm Beach third.
KRAFT KNOCKS 54TH HOMER
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 12.—
Clarence Kraft of the Forth Worth
team knocked out his 54tli home run
of the season Saturday.
Discuss Possibility of
Reappointing Pershing
to Serve on Active List
NEW YOI^K, Sept. 11.—Army of- i
ficers in New York City today dis
cussed the possibility of General J.
J. Pershing being reappointed by
President Coolidge to the active list
as general of the armies of the Unit
ed States. The discussion came about
following his retirement tomorrow.
They say such action depends some
what upon the success of the Na
tional Defense Day. The General, it
is claimed, conceived the idea of a
National Defense Day.
Seattle Ready for
Monster Parade by *
Seattle Minute Men
SEATTLE, Sept. 11.—With an en
rollment of eight thousand volun
teers, the defenders are ready for
participation in the National Defense
Day observances here Friday.
Members of the city defense com
mittee are assigning citizen-soldiers
to units, which will be ready for a
stirrin gparade. Its significance will
stand out as the principle of future
man power test.
JUNEAU FISH PRICES
Halibut, twelve and seven cents.
Salmon is quoted at ten, fifteen and
five cents ,
Peggy’s Complaint Is
Served on Count Morner
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—Separa
tion suit papers finally have been
served upon Count Gosta Morner of
Sweden and Chicago by his countess
of a few weeks ago, the former Peg
gy Hopkins Joyce, is become known
here today.
It also became known that the
count had withdrawn the complaint
in his action seeking an annulment
of his marriage to the actress which
took place in Atlantic City last June.
Tt was said that this was the result
of warnings of the countess’ at
torneys^ that some of the allega
tions against her in the papers that
were sworn to by him were punish
ae ir court. The progress of the
! count’s suit now awaits filing of a
revised complaint.
Service of papers in the separa
tion suit in which the actress charg
ed non-support was effected yester
day as the count alighted from a
motoi car at Forest Hills, L. I. The
I count made voluble protests ,one of
| the six process servers said.
Prince of Wales
Goes Fox Hunting
SYOSSETT, N. Y., Sept. 12.—The
! Prince of wales did some fox hunt
ing, it being his first tase of that old
j sport in this country. Foxes have
been let loose on the country estates
of Long Island so as to give the
Prince what he maintains the great
est sport of all.
FRANCE GAINS MATCH
BROOKLYN, Sept. 12.—France took
the first match yesterday in the
International tennis match to decide
whether Australia or France shall
challenge the United States for the
Davis Cup championship.
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PRINCE SPENDS NIGHT OUT
SYOSSETT, N. J., Sept. 12.—The
Prince of Wales spent another night
out which is his fourth, returning
to his holiday home at the James A.
Borden estate at 5 o’clock this morn
ing, tumbling into bed and staying
there until 1 p. m.
FIRPO BE DEPORTED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Luis
j Firpo, the Argentino heavyweight, de
j feated last night by Wills, will be
forced to leave the United States on
Saturday never to return. Firpo re
turns to his own country a sadder
and wiser man having lost heavily
in his match with Wills and also his
rights to ever again enter America.
COBLENZ, Spt. 12.—The Inter-Al
lied High Commission, conforming
with the London agreement, have
passed an ordinance abolishing the
collection of customs duties on the
Eastern border and thus restoring
the freedom of movement to persons
and vehicles and also liberating the
boat traffic on the Rhine river.
PIANIST SAILS FOR VACATION
Ignace Jan Paderekski, famous Po’>sh pianist, \vho left New York City
with his wife on the Steamship Paris for a four months rest abroad. He
has just finished a big concert tour of the States.
Wills Wins Decision Over
Firpo in Whirlwind Bout
Wills Outboxes His
Man—Gets Decision
By Referee Sullivan
BOYLES THIRTY ACRES, Jer
sey City, Sept. 12.—Harry Wills,
known in pugilistic circles as the
“Black Panther,’' easily gained the
unofficial decision over Angel Fiijpo,
“the Bull of the Pampas at the
end of 12 round no decision fight, in
the presence of ninety thousand peo
ple.
Wills stepped out into the lead
with the opening of the gong and
never once relinguished it for the
rest of his fistic journey.
In the first round, Wills dropped
the South American to the canvas
■ with a stiff right to the jaw. In the
second round, a terrific punch roped
Firpo and all of his bull-like strength
couldn’t retain him so as to stand off
the terrific beating which was in
store for him and which he took from
Wills before the end of the round.
For the remainder of the bout the
Negro employed his usual tactics of
hitting and holding, and P'irpo being
punished severely by the methods of
Wills’ fighting protested to the ref
eree, Danny Sullivan. Firpo’s pro
, tests didn’t help much as Wills, thru
the entire bout used the same unfair
way. Firpo was on the defensive
during the entire bout.
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New York Couple Held
for Theft of Rich Gems
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—In the ar
j rest early today of two men and a
i woman charged with the robbery of
j Alexander Feldenheimer of $100,000
! worth of uncut diamonds on August
I 22, police and private detectives rep
| resenting Lloyds of London believe
they have taken the first step in the
1 disorganization of a clever band of
gem thieves and the cleaning up of
robberies involving millions of dol
lars worth of jewels.
The woman, Mrs. Dorothy Burns,
22 years old, turned over to the po
lce $4,750, which she said was the re
mainder of the money obtained from
the sale of the diamonds. The other
prisoners, James J. Burns, a chauf
feur ,the woman’s husband, and Har
ry Chance, both 20 years old, denied
guilty connection with the case.
The woman, according to the po
| lice, admitted having taken part in
the robbery of Feldenheimer’s office.
Feldenheimer and a customer were
bound before the robbers began sel
ecting their loot.
G. Luisi, representative of Lloyds,
declared the arrests to be “the open
ing wedge in the complete disorgan
ization of a clever band of interna
tional gem thieves.” This band, he
said, was responsible for the theft
of more than $15,000,000 worth of je
wels during the past year in the
wholesale jewelry district.
GARAGE OWNER CHARGED
WITH BEING MURDERER
HERRIN, 111., Sept. /12.—A coro
ner’s jury charged John H. Herrin,
a garage owner with having killed
Chester Reed in the anti-Klan and
Klan riots last Saturday.
Big dance Saturday night at A. B.
Hall. All invited.
World Flyers Greeted
By Gen. J. J. Pershing
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sqpt. 12.—
The American Round the world fly
ers were presented to General John
J. Pershing, at the War department
yesterday afternoon.
Pershing said that there achieve
ment had blazed a new trail in the
development of aviation, and that
their record would stand for a long
time.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12.—
With all three planes of the Army
round the world flight squadron,
now at Bolling Field from which field
they are expected to hop off Satur
day morning at eight o’clock for
Dayton, Ohio. The new schedule pro
vides their arrival at Seattle on the
23rd of this month.
Ruth Loses Hope of
Annexing 1924 Honors
CHICAGO, Sept. 11.—As the pen
nant aspiring Yankees swing into the
home stretch of the pennant race,
Babe Ruth with his famous bat has
virtually given up hope of eclipsing
his record of 59 home runs which
he had hoped to surpass before the
end of the 1924 seasoa.
The average reveal Ruth hitting
391. Jamieson of Cleveland is sec
ond with 3S9, while Bib Falk of Chi
cago has 348. Tv Cobb shares the
fourth place with Boone of Boston,
| each having 347.
Eddie Collins, the Chicago veteran,
| is leading in base stealing with 34.
Other leading batters are: Collins
335; Cheely, Chicago, Speaker of
Cfc'veland 333; Bassler, Detroit, 333;
Archdeacon, Chicago, 338; Heilmann,
Detroit 329; Myatt, Cleveland, 328.
Roger Hornsby, hailed as the
greatest batter in the major leagues
has an average of 428.
Hornsby’s average is the result of
197 hits in 120 games. He has made
23 home runs.
Cuyler of Pittsburg, who ranks
next to batting is 380. Wheat of
Brooklyn is third with 367, and Young
of New York fourth with 346.
Carey of tthe Pirates, the leading
base stealer, is out in fropt with 34
followed by Cuyler with 25.
Freighter Nabesna Passes
Thru on Way to States
The freighter Nabesna of the Alas
ka Steamship Company arrived in
port early this morning 12 days out
from Nome. # The Nabesna sailed at
9 o’clock for Latouche and southern
ports. She had on board 1400 drums
of whale oil, 500 tons of fertilizer,
95 boxes of salted whales tails for
the Japanese trade, and 26,000 cases
of canned salmon. The whale pro
ducts were from Akutan and the sal
mon from Uyak.
The Nabesna carried the following
passengers:
For Seward—Charles H. Florry, W.
G. Strench, E. B. Merovitch.
For Seattle—Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Kleinschmidt, James Byrne, Antoin
nette Ward, E. E. Patterson, G. H.
Rohse.
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Additional Regulations
to Fishing Industry
Affects S. E. Alaska
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12.—
The Acting Secretary of Commerce
; has promulgated additional regula
j tions to those issued recently by Sec
retary Hoover, prohibiting commer
j cial fishing for salmon in Lynn Ca
| nal and all tributary water in South
I eastern Alaska, north of 59th paral
lel of north latitude, during the re
mainder of this year.
Reasons Advanced for
Basing Fleet on Coast
SEATTLE, Sept. 11.—Curtis Wil
| bur, Secretary of the Navy, who was
| here last week, stated that the bas
I ing of the United States fleet in the
Pacific marks a definite position and
policy of the nation.
Discussing the situation between j
the United States and Japan the Sec
retary declared that the immigration
act was a renewed declaration by j
the American people that we pro
pose to exercise our governmental
powers in accord with our own de
sires in the development of the uni
que civilization found on this conti
nent.
District Forester Florry
Returns from Long Trip
C. H. Florry, district forester, ar
rived in Seward this morning on the
Nebesna, on his way to his head
quarters at Juneau. Mr. Florry, in
company with Karl Thiele, Arthur
Means, and W. G. Strench, going by
way of Whitehorse down the Yukon,
i At Tanana Mr. Means quit the party,
| coming over the Alaska railroad,
land returning to Juneau. Mr. Theile
| left the party at St. Michael, return
! ing up the river and going outside
on the Admiral Watson.
Mr. Florry reports conditions very
good on the lower Yukon with a big
run of fish on. The natives have
caught large quantities, and are well
fixed for the winter. One old Indian (
caught 460 in one night. Mr. Florry’s
; trip was for the purpose of investi
gating timber conditions, getting the
! lay of the country in relation to
game and timber, and becoming ac
quainted with the people along the
route.
Mr. Florry declares he was sur
prised at conditions in Nome, the
i
merchants proving a snappy lot of
business men, with large stocks and
prices no higher than coast towns
lower down the coast.
Four or five dredges are at work
in the vicinity of Nome with from
300 to 500 men employed.
Attorney Shot Down;
Insults Another’s Mother
DALLAS, Tex., Sept. 12.—Paul M.
O’Day, prominent Dallas attorney,
was shot and killed down town this
afternoon by William L. Crawford
another attorney, who declared that
he shot O’Day to avenge an insult,
which the latter made against his
mother.
TELEGRAPH BREVITIES
MEDFORD, Ore., Sept. 12.—Mrs.
Laura Wilcrit was burned to death
yesterday, when her house burned to
the ground. The neighbors rushed to
the house to save the furniture, but
did not know she was inside.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12.—Senator M.
Borah arrived here yesterday, and
is trying to organize a committee
which would authorize closing days in
the Senate, two days a month, to re
ceive reports on the expenses of the
vice presidential and presidential
candidates.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12.—Twen
ty members of the Hollywood 'Film
company including many of the most
prominent persons in the industry,
were arrested yesterday, when the
police ended a gay party in Laurel
Canyon.
Ten of the persons arrested were
women, all their names being held
temporarily.
OREGON CITY, Ore., Sept. 12.—
Seventy-five thousand persons watch
ed the parade yesterday of the King
Neptune Pageant, in which 83 beau
ties paraded down the hoard walk.
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Defense Demonstration
In Seattle Goes Over
Big; 10,000 In Parade
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—It it estimat
ed by those in charge of the plan,
that ten thousand Seattle men, repre
sentatives of every profession and
craft and civic and fraternal bodies
will join this afternoon in a stirring
parade through the business section
of this city to demonstrate their de
sire for an adequate plan of defense
and a tangible pledge of their will
ingness to the service of the country
in time of war.
Honduras In State
of Revolution; U. S.
Sends Over Marines
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12.—
| After landing 300 marines at Ceiba,
j Honduras, the battleship Rochester
j proceeded toward Tela, where Amer
! ican lives and property are reported
| to be in danger by the revolutionary
! activities, according to dispatches to
j the State department late last night.
i SALE OF PIONEER IOWA
RAILROAD IS ANNOUNCED
DES MOINES, Sept. 10.—Sale of
the Keokuk & Des Moines railroad,
oldest system in Iowa, to the Chica
go, Rock Island & Pacific railroad for
a cash consideration of $1,250,000
was announced today.
The sale was made by E. J. Kelly,
special master in chancery appoint
ed by Fed. Judge Martin J. Wade.
At the time the special master was
appointed, there was a judgment a
gainst the railroad for $2,808,250 in
favor of several New York bond
houses.
The line has been under lease of
] the Rock Island for many years.
Chicago Murderers
Taken to Their
Joliet Prison Home
JOLIET, Sept. 12.—A motor caval
cade bearing Nathan Leopold, jr.,
ar.d Richard Loeb, arived here at
7:50, central standard time. The pri
soners were immediately ushered in
to the Warden’s office.
8ASKET SOCIAL BE GIVEN
AT YVCODROW, NEXT FRIDAY
A basket social will be given at
Mile Seven roadhouse for the benefit
of the Woodrow School. Everybody
welcome. Ladies are asked to bring
lunch boxes. Mrs. Fairman has
kindly donated the use of her place
for the evening and will also furnish
the coffee, sugar and cream. Danc
ing will be one of the chief features.
Symbolic Monument s
Nearing Completion
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—The comple
I tion of the gilt and bronze symbolic
| monument at Sand Point to mark the
official starting and finishing point
of the first circumnavigation of the
| gtobe by air, will take place Satur,
day, when bronze wings which are
yet to be surmounted will be set in
place.
WOOLEN MILLS LOSE MONEY
NEW \ ORK, Sept. 12.^—The Amer
ican \\ oolen Mills Company omitted
to pay their regular quarterly divi
dend of 1 and 3-4 per cent on their
common stock at yesterday’s stock
holders’ meeting.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12.—The Indiana
Limestone Quarymen’s association
announced that the building for the
first' eight months of the year had
reached the total of three billion four
hundred and twenty-nine million
dollars.
DANVILLE, 111., Sept. 12.—S. A.
Young, a former leader of the Ku
Klux Klan, which took charge of sev
eral raids in the Williamson County
towns, was arrested yesterday for im
personating a government officer, in
the raids.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—Malcolm
McAdoo, a brother to William Gibbs
McAdoo, the defeated aspirant for
the democratic presidential nomina
tion, was unanimously elected as the
treasurer of the New York State La
Follette-Wheeler committee, at their
1 meeting the other night.