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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 3.
SEWARD, ALASKA FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1929.
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THREE RECORDS
STILL IN THE AIR
PLANE APPEARS TO SHOW NO
ILL EFFECTS FROM IT’S
LONG GRIND
LOS ANGELES, Jan., 4, (A3)—The
five determned men who have
driven the Army plane “Question
Mark” through all existing records
for sustained flights by heavier
than air machines, continued their
epochal adventure today showing
no inclination to come back to
earth.
The “Question Mark” began it’s
fourth day in the air at 7:26 this
morning. Snce it took off it has
shattered three records of Amer
ican and world’s records for re
fueling and endurance flights,
,und a new world’s mark for sus
tained flying by airplane.
The latter record of 65 hours
and 25 minutes was established
by Germany last year but was
bettered by one hour at 1:51 this
morning. The Germans, however,
made their flight without refuel
ing.
The “Question Mark” took on
150 gallons of fuel this morning
at 6:30 o’clock as well as food and
other supplies. Shortly afterward
the plane began flying over the
Imperial Valley where it was
forced yesterday because o£ the
fog along the coast.
The plane appears to show no
ill effects from it’s long grind and
there is no indication, to ground
observers, that any of it’s three
motors are wearing out.
YOUNG MAN SOUGHT
CONNECTION MURDER
SALT LAKE CITY GIRL
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan., 4, (£>)—
Efforts to apprehend the murder
er of June Nelson, 12 years old,
centered on a search for a young
man who was seen talking to the
girl shortly before her disappear
ance on New Year’s eve.
He is believed to be the person
who made improper advances to
women living in the vicinity of
the Nelson home. Yesterday’s re
wards for the murderer’s arrest
totaled $2,200.
WASHINGTON, Jan., 3, (/P)—Liq
uor seized by customs and valued at
$3,600,000 for the year is a “source
of expense rather than profit,” Cus
toms Commissioner Camp declares,
as all is destroyed under present
Treasury Department policy.
“We have no way of telling the
quality of the liquor: the best way
is to destroy it,” the Commissioner
.said.
INFLUENZA REPORT
WASHINGTON, Jan., 4, (/P)—The
v Public Health Service reports 705,
000 influenza cases in the last week.
KING IS ARRESTED
i LONDON, Jan., 4, UP)—For failure
to pay $12 taxes to New Zealand the
King of Samda has been arrested
I and placed aboard a British ship, a j
Fiji Island dispatch said.
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ONE KILLED DURING HOLDUP
AND ANOTHER JAILED;
POSSES ARE OUT
MEXICO, Mo., Jan., 4, hP)—A!
bank robbery, which became a man
hunt, was the introduction of two
Missouri sheriffs to their duties two
days after they took office.
The search for Tom E. Davis,
wanted for the $21,000 holdup of tiie
First Bank yesterday, continued,
Davis eluded the posses one time
during the morning only to again
be forced into the woods by the
sheriffs’ forces.
One robber was killed in the es
cape and the third jailed. He said
he was John Matthews but laier
gave his name as John Bruck. He j
said the dead man was Willie High- i
tower. Davis is armed with a re- i
volver and a rifle.
BANKERS KIDNAPPED
ST LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 3. (/P)—The
president and casher of the Crystal
| Sty Bank at Crystal city, near
I here were kidnapped by three arm
ed bandits, who also took with
them all the cash contained in the
j banks vaults.
DISPUTE BETWEEN
TWO NATIONS IS
FILL! SETTLE!
PROTOCOL PROVIDES NINI
JUDGES INVESTIGATE RE
CENT CLASHES
WASHINGTON. Jan., 4, (£>)
The Pan American conference
brought to a successful conclu
sion its efforts to settle the Boliv
ian- Paraguayan dispute and ai
the same time agreeing on twc
multilateral treaties to prevem
future outbreaks of hostilities ir
the Western hemisphere.
Paraguay and Bolivia representa
tives signed the protocol of con
ciliation last night after the con
ference had striven since Decem
ber 10 to bring peace earlier.
The conference committees ap
proved the drafts of the multilat
eral treaties which now only lack;
ratification. The conference, as e
whole, provided in the protoco:
that the appointment of nine
judges be made to investigate the
recent clashes between the twc
nations and determine which
broke the peace.
WILL EVENTUALLY AGREE
BERLIN, Jan. 3. (IP) — Though
Germany has proved unwilling tc
talk officially about commercial
izing her reparations debts by is
suing national bonds for sale ir
the open market. It is reliably stat
ed that she will agree to such plans
NORTHCOTT TRIAL UNDER WAY
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The above photograph pictures the principals in the
Northcott murder trial at Riverside, Calif., where the
mother (upper right) 2 days ago plead guilty to the mur
der of four boys, receiving a sentence of life imprison
ment. Gordon Northcott (upper left), 22, was accused of
the murders. Yesterday the defense attorneys attempted
to obtain a writ of not guilty byy reason of insanity. They
were unsuccessful. Cyrus G. Northcott (lower left) Gor
don’s father, and Sanford Clark (lower right) were both
implicated by Mrs. Sarah Louisa Northcott
ISSUES BANK CALL
WASHINGTON, Jan., 4, (IP)—
I The Comtroller of Currency is
| sued a call for condition of nat
ional banks at the close of bus
iness, December 31.
ECCENTRIC SOCIAL
LEADER. H. S. LEHR,
WAS AGENT FOR LIQUOR COM
PANY; RECEIVED AT ONCE
BY SOCIETY
BALTIMORE, Jan., 4, (A5)—Har
ry S. Lehr, famous international
society man, prominently inden
tified in that circle for many years,
died here yesterday.
From obscure social origin, Harrj
S. Lehr, son of a one-time German
jConsul at Baltimore, sprang almost
overnight into the position of socia!
arbiter of Baltimore, Nweport and
New York in the late ’90’s. His ec
centricities and bizarre pranks
under the patronage of various
wealthy social leaders, made him
widely known as “the successor oi
Ward McAllister” and the “P. T
Barnum of the smart set.”
In the late '80’s Lehr came to
New York from Baltimore, armed
with letters of introduction to many
| famous families. Soon he became
ja favorite of the late Mrs. William
lAstor, then leader of America’s
smart set, and of the late Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish.
Lehr was given leave to arrange
“Darties” for the smart set, despite
Die fact that he entered social cir
cles as an agent for a champagne
company. At many of these parties
he apueared dressed in women s
■lotnes. He performed fancy dances,
'ccl cotillions, entertained with brii
’innt repartee. Once he waded in
fountain at midnight in full even
ing dress, with a wealthy social
leader, also fully dressed.
On another occasion he was re
oorted to have given a dinner to a
monkey owned ny Joseph Leiter.
The simian guest, in special-made
even clothes, was said to have be
come boistrous and to have pelted
human guests with champagne
glasses. Lehr denied he had ever
ihold such a dinner but a few years
| la ter it was reported that he had
!entertained as host a pet canine.
Once in Newport, he played “dolls”
at a fete with Mrs. Fish.
In Tune 1901, Lehr married Mrs.
i John Vinton Dahlgren, a divorcee,
Hid formerly a Drexel of Philadel
phia. The marriage in St. Patricks
Cathedral was a brilliant event.
Ail of the ushers were wealthy so
cial leaders. On the same day in
j Grace Church James A. Stillman
!married Anne Urquhart Potter.
Several years after the marriage
jfhe Lehrs went abroad and took up
residence m Paris. They gave bril
liant fetes and Lehr occupied much
the same position he had abandon
ed in America.
When the war broke out Lehr de
moted all his time to hospital work
“or wounded soldiers.
SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT
NEW YORK. Jan., 3, (IP)—The
engagement of Condo Nast, wealthy
DUblisher of Vanity Fair, Vogue and
other magazines, and Miss Leslie
Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Volner Foster, of Lake For
est, 111., was announced.
1I0US DUCES
LOWER RIVER MARSHALS ARE
BUSY TRACKING DOWN
SUSPECTS
BETHEL, Jan., 4, (IP)—The dep
uty marshal at Wiseman captured
Constantine Beaver, a native, who
is accused of killing a young native
at White Fish village, on the Ho
loitna, November 15.
This case was first reported to
U. S. Hoffman at Napamute on
December 21. After mushing across
the trackless wastes without any
habitation whatever, the marshal
captured the suspect at a trap
per's cabin.
He also picked up another na
tive in the same section for oper
ating a still, and a third, for at
tacking a woman. The entire par
ty arrived here at noon yester
day.
It is understood the slayer sus
pect will be sent to Fairbanks via
airplane to appear before the pre
sent term of the district court.
The other natives will receive jail
sentences here. The marshal cov
ered 600 miles on the trip.
WHETHER THEY ARRIVED SAFE
IN FROZEN REGION NOT
KNOWN FOR DAYS
EDMONTON, Jan., 4, OP)—With a
precious cargo of antitoxin two Ed
monton aviators vanished toward
the frozen edges of Canadian civili
zation 650 miles northwest of here
to carrv relief to 200 persons feared
suffering with diptheria.
They reached Peace River yester
day then hopped for Vermillion and
Little Red River. Whether the pair
completed the flight will not be
known until they fly back or a dog
,team brings out word of their ar
rival. They must land in the froz
en region on wheels.
AUTHORIZES ILL FOR
LIEUT, ElELSi ML
WASHINGTON, Jail., 4, (d5)—
A bill, authorizing the President
to present the Congressional Med
al of Honor to Lieut. Carl Eielson
who flew over the North Pole with
Sir George Wilkins last spring,
has been ordered by Senator Nye.
PLANES ON THE JOB
NEW DELPHI, India, Jan. 3. (IP)
—The Afghan Government has a
greed that the British Air force
shall remove all British and Indian
women from the region of Kamal.
PLOT IS FOILED
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan., 3, pR)
—The discovery of >t
against Mustapha Kemil has re
sulted in the arrest of 11 persons
our of them women.
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