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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 129.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
RAY, ROY AND HUGH ARRIVE AT
SALEM AND PLACED IN STATE
PENITENTIARY
SALEM, Or., June 24. (/P)—The De
Autre mont brothers arrived from
Jacksonville and entered the State,
penitentiary, where they will serve
life sentences for the confessed kill
ing of four men during the Siskiyou
tunnel holdup.
A large crowd gathered at the sta
tion at Medford last night but there
was no demonstration.
As recited by Hugh, the crime had
its birth when Ray wa sin the Wash
ington reformatory at Monroe, where
he served a term for radical syndi
calism. The brothers’ plans were
matured while working in a logging
camp. They wrent to Portland and
purchased an automobile that figured
in the evidence at Hugh's trial. The
brothers first planned to hold up a
bank, but being unable to find a bank
to rob they decided to hold up a train.
Then began the preparations for Sis
kiyou affair. They drove to the moun
tains, and after studying train move
ments for three days, decided to hold
up the Shasta No 13.
“The night before all was ready,”
said Hugh, “all of us were undecided,
but each was afraid to back out be
cause he feared the others would say
he had cold feet. When the train
came along we ran for the blind bag
gage. I got on. Roy dropped his gun
and nearly missed the train. I held
out a hand and helped him.”
The brothers crawled over the ten
der and down into the cabin. As soon
as the engine stopped they prepared
to blow the mail car, but the clerk
locked the door and refused to come
out. After three warnings, a dyna
mite charge exploded wrecking the
car. After the explosion the broth
ers marched the fireman and engineer
back to the train. The tunnel was full
of smoke, and they saw a man com
ing with a tusee. Ray fired at him
with a shotgun and he fell. Hugh
forced the engineer to get back into
his cab and draw the train from the
smoky tunnel. When the engineer
“fooled around’’ and failed to start
the engine, Hugh got mad and shot
him. “Then Roy shot the fireman,”
said Hugh. The brothers then ran
into the woods where they had a se
cret cache. In their flight toward
the coast an airplane searching for
them passed close while they hid be
neath a tree. They were hungry and
came near giving up, but continued
until they reached a logging camp,
where Hugh stole beef. They passed
many special agents and later sep
arated.
WOMAN CHARGED WITH KILLING
DURANGO, Colo., June 24. (JP)—
Mrs. Cecelia, Fernandez, aged 45, is
under arrest charged writh the killing
of Pete Tonis. Tonis, she alleges, at
tempted to break into her home.
MYSTERIOUS SUBMARINE
IS DEHELICT IN PACIFIC
SAN FRANCISC, June 24. (^—Of
fering a mystery to the mariners of
the Pacific coast a derelict submarine !
has been sighted approximately 800
miles northwest of Honolulu, accord
ing to word received here yesterdaiy.
The derelict is a craft of about 127
feet in length, with a bulge deck and
mast. The nationality was not as
certained late today.
FLEET OF AIRPLANES
SOON TO START ON
TOUR OF THE NATION
WILL INCLUDE VARIOUS TYPES
INCLUDING TEN - PASSENGER
AND SINGLE-SEATER
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DETROIT, June 24. (£>)—At least!
25 airplanes of types varying from the
single-seater one-passenger type to
the multi-motored ten-passenger ma
chine which is possibly the pride of San
Diego and is a sister ship to the now
famous “Spirit of St. Louis” owned
by Colonel Lindebergh, will start
shortly on a 4,000-mile 24-stop air
tour of the nation. The schedule calls
for a return to Detroit by July 12.
■TED BT TEMPTATION
MINISTER TRIES SUICIDE
FRESNO. Calif., June 24. (/P)—
Haunted by the temptation to violate
his pledge to a dying fiance that he
would never marry, and hindered in
his work as an evangelcal preacher
because of the lack of a helpmeet are
the reasons ascribed for the attempted
suicide of Rev. Walter Haushalter.
He is recovering from the effects of
gas fumes.
DECLINES TO FOLLOW INSTRUC
TIONS OF HIS GOVERNMENT
WHEN ORDERED HOME
BELGRADE, June 24. (/P)—The Al
banian Minister to Jugoslavia has been
instructed by his government to with
draw from the capital. The Minis
| ter. however, previously had an
nounced he would refuse to obey the
order to withdraw and had advised his
country not to break relations with
Jugoslavia. The relations between
the two countries became strained
! some days ago with the arrest of an
i
I employe of the Jugoslavia Legation
!at Tirana who was charged by the Al
banian authorities with espionage.
LINDBERGH IS OFFERED
SHUN TEH POSITION
NEW YORK, June 24. (,$>)—Colonel
Charles Lindbergh has been offered
$100,000 a year to manage the aerial
activities of the American Society
for the Promotion of Aviation.
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LOS ANGELES, .Tune 24. {/Pi—E.
, R. Reeser, president of the Barnsdale
Corporation, one of the leading mid
continent oil producing companies to
|
day declared that an overproduction
jof 250,000 barrels of crude oil daily
! was costing the oil industry a loss of
I $2,500,000 a day or $75,000,000 a
I month. He said the spread between
production and consumption was re
sponsible for an average reduction of
$1.00 on the daily production of
2,500,000 barrels.
(I | ILL IlnULu
LONE PINE, Calif., June 24. (IP)—
Another dynamiting of the Los An
geles aqueduct occurred early today
near Diaz Lake. A large section of
the open concrete ditch was torn out
by the blast, which severely shook
this town. An immediate call for help
was sent to the Governor by the land
i holders of this section.
MURDERER GETS REPRIEVE AF
TER TEN MINUTES IN ELEC
TRIC CHAIR
RAIFORD, Fla., June 24. (£>)—
Strapped in the electric chair at the
!
State prison for fully ten minutes
i
staring into eternity and awaiting the
death current that never came, James
Williams, condemned wife slayer, is
living today reprieved for at least a
week. The eleventh hour halt in the
carrying out of the death sentence
was because no one could be found to
turn on the current.
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CLAIMS SAW SEA SERPENT
SANTA MONICA, June 24. (IP)—
f Deputy Sheriff Harry S. Cole reports
the sighting of a sea serpent. It had
a fin three feet long sticking out of
the water Cole asserted.
ARRIVAL NEW LINER IDE
OCCASION CELEBRATION
HONOLULU, June 24. (JP)—The ar
rival of the new liner City of Hono
lulu on its maiden voyage from the
, mainland was the occasion for greet
ings from leaders in civic and govern
| ment affairs who met the vessel in air
| planees and outrigger canoes.
Celebrate the Fourth of July in Seward
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COUNTERS PROPOSALS WITH A
THREAT TO OPEN BUILDING
PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, June 24. (/P)—Defi
nite and flat rejection of both the Brit
ish and Japanese proposals for the fu
ture limitation on armament of the
principal forces has been decided upon
by the United States and orders tele
graphed to the United States envoy
at the meeting. Officials declared
“that adoption of either plan would
prove a fatal blow to the United.
States. It is understood that the
United States will counter the pro
posals with a bold threat to open a
building program to remove the in
equalities sought by the rival sea
powders.
DALLAS TO HONGKONG
HOP-OFF PLAIED TO
TAKE PLACE JOLT 23
TWO TENNESSEEANS OFFICIALLY
ENTERED FOR S25.000 WILLIAM
EASTWOOD, JR., PRIZE
DALLAS, Texas, June 24. (JP)—The
first hopoff in the Dallas to Hongkong
flight contest is scheduled for July
23. William Eastwood, Jr., donor of
the $25,000 prize, announces the of
ficial entry of Lieutenants Ben Stern
and Jess Windham of Memphis, Tenn.
The two flyers will use an Eagle Rock
biplane equipped with a Wright whirl
wind motor. The plane is nearing
completion in Denver and will be
flown to Dallas a few days before the
hop-off. It was announced the plane
will be without pontoons, but the fly
ers will carry rubber life-preservers
which carry one days’ rations and
water. The ship has a metal propel
ler, 52-foot wing spread and fuel ca
pacity for 3,500 gallons, with a cruis
ing speed of 110 miles per hour. Three
stops will be permitted in the Dallas
Hongkong fight, one at San Francisco,
lone at Honolulu and one at Manila, P.
I. The .total time will be limited to
j 144 hours.
: PHOBED MITTS FLY FUST
IN HOLLYWOOD SMTFEST
! HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 24. (/P)—
Johnny Adams, San Bernardino wel
terweight, was the victor over Di{&
Hoppe of Los Angeles in a ten-round
decision. Bobby La Salle, Culver City
welterweight, and Larry Murphy of
Los Angeles fought six rounds to a
draw. Jimmy Piela, Hollywood feath
erweight, won a six-round decision
over Bud Cougler, Fresno fighter.