VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 267. SEWARD ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3,1926.. PRICE TEN CENTS
DEFENSE IN FALL CASE SEEKING TO SHOW
mm is responsible for leasing
; OF TEAPOT DOME OIL LUNDS 10 DM
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OFFERS TO PROVE THAT FALL WAS OUT OF THE
CAPITAL CONTINUOUSLY BETWEEN JULY 31
AND OCTOBER 25, 1921, AND ON DECEMBER 1ST
LEFT EVERYTHING TO THE NAVY—SAYS HE
ATTEMPTED TO CONSERVE IN THE GROUND
AND EVERY BARREL OF OIL AND FOOT OF GAS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. (/P)—The government rest
♦ ed after a brief examination after Senator Walsh of Mon
tion in 1922, a contract between the Pan-American Com
tion in 1922, a contarct between the Pan-American Com
pany and the Associated Oil Company and offered in sup
port of the contention that the oil be immediately sold to
the Associated Oil Company at a premium of fifteen cents
a barrel.
Wilton J. Lambert, Fall's counsel, said in his opening
% statement, the defense might well rest but would go on un
til every available bit of supplementary evidence has been
presented. “We will show that Secretary Fall was out
of the capital continuously between July 31 and October
25, 1921, October 28 and on December 1. Fall left every
thing to the Navy. Fall constantly attempted to conserve
in the ground every barrel of oil and every foot of gas
% which possibly would be kept there."
FORMER POLICEMAN SENT
TO CHAIO AT 1C SING
OSSINING, New York, Dec. 3. (>P)—
John J. Brennan, former Brooklyn
policeman was electrocuted last night
at Sing Sing prison. He murdered
Samuel Kraniof at the police station
where the victim came to protest
against Brennan’s blackmailing. Bren
nan asked for a reprieve and 10,000
Brooklynites signed the clemency
petition. He was 28 years old and
left a widow and infant son.
DAUGHTER ARRIVES, HATTONS
A twelve pound girl came to glad
den the home of Rev. and Mrs. Hat
ton, 8 o’clock this morning. Mother
and baby are resting comfortably at
the hospital, Dr, Baughman reports.
BURIED IN OWN CLOTH
EVENING SHADE, Ark., Dec. 3. (Jp)
—In cloth woven by hand from
threads she herself had spun 50 years
ago, relatives wrapped the body of
Mrs. Paralee M. Stovall, who died at
Evening Shade, Ark., at the age of 97.
BANDITS STICK UP BANK
’ STEAL CASH AND BONDS
DEFIANCE, Ohio., Dec. 2. (JP)— Five
bandits early today entered the Mer
chants National bank, forced eight em
ployes to lie face down on the floor
and escaped with $25,000 and a like
wise amount in bonds. The five ban
dits left the city in an automobile.
FACTOR MEXICAN SITUATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. (£>)—The
Mexican embassy tossed a new factor
^ in the whirlpool of political dispute
over Mexico oil land laws yesterday
which seems to wipe out many of the
, points of dispute which brought the
1M /"countries envoys to deadlock.
DOUBLE MURDER
LOOT IS FOUND
PORTLAND, ORE.
LODGING HOUSE WOMEN CLAIM
DIAMONDS AND PEARLS GIV
EN BY STRANGER
PORTLAND, Dec. 3. (,/P)—Jewelry
answering minutely to'the descrip
tion of the Monks murder loot was
recovered from two women, proprie
tors of a rooming house. The women
declared a man who took a room there
| November 24, the day after the Monks
| killing, gave it to them. He was aged
j about 25 years, of dark complexion,
: dark eyes and brown hair. He re
Imained there until Monday when he
left at 11 o’clock in the morning.
Mrs. Blanche Myers was killed an
hour and a half later. The jewelry
includes a white gold choker neck
lace, set with diamonds, a bracelet to
match an a three strand string of
pearls.
MORE FIGHTING
MANGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 3. (JP)—
Fighting between government and re
bel troops is reported near here. The
report declared that 24 rebels had
been killed. The Federal soldiers re
captured the city of Somotillo.
DEW JAPAN POLITICAL
PARTY BEEN FORMED
TOKIO, Dec. 2. (£*)—A new political
party has been formed in Japan. It is
called the “Nippon Nominto,” or Ja
pan Farmers party. It’s object is to
organize the 4,000,000 farmers of the
country into a political unit that will
exert a powerful influence in the poli
tical, economical and social life of the
country.
CANADIAN FREIGHTERS SEEN
DELIVERING LIQUOR TO U. S.
SPEED BOATS
VICTORIA, Dec. 3. (/P)—H. A. Mc
Lean, Eastern Freighters counsel,
told the commission “You are not sit
ting here to give judgements as to
whether a ship shall be allowed to
sail” and said this commission has
no executive decisional power and
the Minister of Customs at Ottawa
should be impelled to follow recom
mendations as a matter of courtesy.
Chairman Brown replied: “It is our
privilege to make a recommendation
to the Minister of Customs whenever
we see an infraction of the law.”
Powell said it was impossible to
carry out the terms of the anti-smug
gling treaty with the United States
if liquor is to be permitted to be ex
ported nominally to points outside of
the United States but really tQ the
United States.
Captain J. Bittaneourt, master of
the Customs launch Winnimac, declar
ed motherships met American speed
boats at Discovery island, ten miles
east of Victoria in British Columbia
waters. He saw the Eljo and Comus
rum runners.
BREAKS ENGAGEMENT
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3. (&)—Clara
Bow, film flapper, has broken her en
gagement to Victor Fleming, film ac
jtor director, she announced yester
day. •
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EASTERN COLD WAVE
NEW YORK, Dec. 3. (JP)—A cold
wave is sweeping through th eeastern
States. At one place in New York the
temperature fell to 56 degrees in less
than 24 hours. At other places in
New York State, 15 below zero has
ben reported.
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES
Saturday and Sunday
Chicago Bears at Frankford.
Pottsville at Hartford, tentative.
Canton at Chicago Cardinals, tenta
tive.
Chicago Bears at New York.
Pottsville at Buffalo, tentative.
Hartford at Providence.
Duluth at Brooklyn.
Los Angeles at Kansas City.
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UNDER-SECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY
NAMED TO SUCCEED CANRAD B.
WINSTON, WHO TENDERS
RESIGNATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. (^—Secre
tary of the Treasury Mellon said to
day that Canrad B. Winston, under of
Secretary Treasury, is resigning and
will be succeeded by Congressman
Ogden L. Mills of New York just as
soon as Mills feels he can leave Con
gress. Mills was defeated In Novem
ber as the Republican gubernatorial
candidate. He automatically retires
from the House on March 4.
DEFENSE LAWYERS 111-KILLS CASE
IN ARGUMENT TO JURY POINTS OUT THAT JAS.
MILLS HAD QUARRELED WITH WIFE ON NIGHT
OF KILLING—HAD BEEN ESTRANGED FOR TWO
YEARS —ALLEGES PROSECUTION OFFERED
THEATRICAL DISPLAY IN BRINGING MRS. GIB
SON, THE “PIG WOMAN” INTO COURT 4
SOMERVILLE, Dec. 3. (/P)—Robert McCarter, de
fense counsel, resumed summing up and said “I hope you
gentlemen won’t be fooled by the theatrical display today
of Mrs. Gibson being brought here. Was there any doctor
to testify she was sick? With a nurse on one side of the
bed and! with her hand on the woman’s pulse and a doctor
on the other side and the witness herself lying on the bed;
everything was to make you think she was on the eve of
her death.”
McCarterer challenged the state to produce word of
proof that Florence knew of any intimacy between Hall
and Mills and “if knowledge of their doings is an import
ant factor in the crime, then what about James Mills? He
was the husband whose wife for two years occupied a
room in the attic and refused to sleep with him. On the
very night of the killing they quarreled with his w7ife and
both children. Alone he goes out and where he goes no
one knows. Gentle William Stevens, who never injured
a bird, was kidnapped and subjected to the thirty-third
degree all night in the presence of officers and photogra
phers and all they could get from him was an innocent
man’s story.”
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3. (/P)—Char
les Chaplin, famous comedien of the
screen, yesterday emphatically denied
that he had mistreated his girl wife
who has left his home, taking with
her their two children. Chaplin de
clared that he had objected to liquor
parties at his home after two o’clock
in the morning when members of re
vellers had made so much noise that
they had awakened him and the ba
bies.
FLIES UPSIDE DOWN
LONDON, Dec. 3. (JP)—Lt. H. C.
Calvey, in a single seater British Air
Force ’plane, flew upside down for
4 minutes and 45 seconds fdr a re
cord.
LARGE CAPITAL INVESTED
NEW YORK, Dec. 3. (£>)—'The total
capital invester in the sugar industry
of the Phillipine islands is approxi
mately $159,000,000, the Philippine
Sugar association estimates.
The next regular meeting of the
Seward volunteer fire department
takes place a week from today, next
Friday.
SALMON STILL RUNNING
ON LOWER YUKON RIVER
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 3. (£>)—Natives
with bone hooks are taking dog sal
mon from under the ice at Nulato, on
the lower Yukon. Salmon do not usu
ally appear inland in fresh water this 1
late in the season. The natives have i
been short of food through the ab- "
sence of small game.
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PROVINCE ONTARIO
VOTES GOVERNMENT
CONSERVATIVE FORCES WIN EL
ECTION ON QUESTION OF
TEMPERANCE LAW
TORONTO, Dec. 3. (#»)—'The Con
servative government opposed G. How
ard Ferguson who favored government
liquor control. The government op
posed the prohibitory Ontario tem
perance act which swept the province
legislative election.
FLASKS, STUDENTS, DISMISSED
OBERLIN, Ohio, Dec. 3. (JP)—Three
juniors, one freshman and a first year
co-ed were dismissed from Oberlin
college for having passed around hip
flasks at a party.
SIX DESTflOYEBS HELD
IN READINESS, MANILA
MANILA, Dec. 3. (£>)—Because of
increasing seriousness of the situa
tion in China, six destroyers were or
dered to be held in readiness to pro
ceed at a momenta notice to Foochow,
rhe United States now has navy ships
it every port where there are Ameri
cans.
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SOME PORK!
CHICAGO, Dec. 3. (£>)— One of the
nteresting entries at the Internation
il Livestock Exhibition at Chicago is
i litter of hogs, 17 in number, which
veighed 5,117 pounds at six months
>f age.