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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 116. SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1927.
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HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS
IS HIDED WITH
IDE LETTED "K"
MAN ENTERS APARTMENT AND
SLASHES WOMAN WITH RA
ZOR BLADE
HOLLYWOOD. June 9. (/P)—Doris j
Dore, aged 21, an actress, was brand
ed with the letter “K” on her fore
head, chin, breast, arms and hands
with a razor blade wielded by an un
identified man who forced her apart
ment. The police believe the man is
a degenerate or was motivated by re
venge. He entered the apartment
when she opened the door in response
to a knock. She told the police he
held her powerless while he slashed
her in seven places. She hinted at
some trouble in New York several
months ago.
EARL CARROLL ENTERS
FEDERAL PENITENTIARY
ATLANTA. Ga., June 9. (TP)—Earl
Carroll, New York theatrical producer,
entered the Federal penitentiary to
serve his sentence for perjury in con
nection with his bath-tub party. The
usual prison formalities were dis
pensed with and Carroll was taken to
the hospital and placed in a private
ward.
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JAPAN TO PROTECT NORTHERN
FOREIGNERS AND BRITAIN
SOUTHERN
SHANGHAI, June 9. (£>)—'The divi
sion of China into two spheres, Japan
to protect the foreigners in the North
ern division and Britain to do the
same in the Southern division, is a pro
gram to be put into effect soon, ac
cording to reports which state that
Japanese banking circles in London
have made such a proposal to Tokio.
The plan is believed to he the out
growth of conversations between Brit
ish and Japanese on the situation in
the North from where extremely dis
quieting reports are coming empha
sizing it is necessary for quick ac
tion. „
INTERNATIONAL MEET
CHICAGO, June 9. (/P)—Leading
business men of the world will at- j
tend the International Chamber of
Commerce meeting to be held here
June 27th to July 2nd.
DOES NOT EFFECT U. S.
WASHINGTON, June 9. (£>)—'The
press today quoted President CooL
as saying that the present break
'uropean diplomatic will have no
ot on the United States foreign
' .•? or trade in this country.
PONE HOPES TO GET
BETTER TERMS FROM U.S.
PARIS, June 9. (/P)—Poincare told
the Chamber of Deputies lie hoped to
get a better debt settlement from the
United States. He intends to try
particularly as he realized that the
French Parliament would not ratify
accords with America and Great
Britain in their present form.
TWO DE AUTREMONT
BROTHERS CUSTODY
ADMIT IDENTITY—HAVE BEEN
WORKING IN STEEL MILL;
ADOPTED DISGUISE
STEBENVILLU. Ohio, June 9. (/P)—
Ray and Roy De Autremont, wanted in
Oregon for the killing of a postal clerk
and three trainmen, arrived here.
They have been working in a steel
mill since January. Both admitted
their identity. Ray is married and
living with his wife. They have one
child. The wife was unaware of
of I)e Autremont’s identity. The broth
ers adopted a disguise by dying their
hair.
EXTRADITION WAIVED
STUBEXVILLE, Ohio, June 9. (JP)—
Extradition to Oregon was waived by
the Deautremonts, twin brothers, and
they will probably be taken to Colum
bus penitentiary .for safe-keeping
pending the arrival of officers from
Oregon.
GUTTER Mi IN RACE
CORDOVA, June 9. (/P)—In an effort
to save the life of a sick woman the
cutter Haida carrying a doctor broke
through the ice to St. Paul Island and
cleared the island with the woman
as the wind shifted and began closing
the ice again. The woman is being
rushed to the Cordova hospital. Calls
from the naval radio station on St.
Paul Island brought the Haida.
SHOOTS WIFE, TRIES
mu SOWS, SUICIDES
OAKLAND, Calif., June 9. (/P)—Af
ter shooting his wife, probably fatally
and making an unsuccessful attempt
to murder his three young sons, P. R.
McCulley, a farmer, committed sui
cide by hanging himself in a barn on
his ranch near here.
THREE HOMERS ONE GAME
NE.W YORK, June 9. Tony
Lazzeri, Yankee infielder, hit three
homers in a single game, coming with
in one of tying the major league re
cord.
CHAMBERLIN. LEVIE
SHY TRANS-ATLANTIC
SERVICE WITHIN YE«R
FLIERS SCHEDULED TO VISIT
POTSDAM SATURDAY, THEN
VIENNA
BERLIN, June 9. (JP)—Levine de
clared he and Chamberlin plan a reg
ular trans-Atlantic service using multi
motored machines capable of carrving
:
2.000 pounds each. He stated he
was ready to put $2,000,000 into the
scheme. Both believe the service will
become operative within a year.
MEET WIVES JUNE 16
BERLIN, June 9. (IP)—Chamberlin
and Levine are scheduled to fly to
Potsdam Saturday accompanied by
leading officials of the German Air
League. Sunday the aviators will fly
to Vienna, returning to Berlin June 16
in time to meet their wives.
EDWIN SMITH PAPYRUS WILL BE
PUBLISHED BY NOTED EGYPT
OLOGIST
i
CHICAGO, June 9. (/P)—Surgical se
crets of ancient Egypt, known hither
to to only a few schools, soon are to i
j be given to the world, it was announc
' i
ed today. Within a few weeks the
| English translation of the first sci- j
entitle textbooks in the history of the
world, the Edwin Smith Papyrus, will [
be published by Dr. James Henry
Breasted, the famous Egyptologist of
the University of Chicago.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland 7, Los Angeles 6.
Hollywood 1, Oakland 0.
Seattle 3, San Francisco 5.
Missions 2, Sacramento 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 2, Chicago 3.
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 5.
New York 8, Pittsburg 7.
Bosto nil, St. Louis 8.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 5, Boston 3.
St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 7.
Chicago 11, New York 12.
Cleveland 1, Washington 2.
ORIGIN OF VOLCANIC
ASH IS UNEXPLAINED
JUNEAU, June 9. (/P)—The origin of
volcanic ash falling here is still unex
plained. Virtually all towns of the
Southeastern Panhandle district re
ported deposits. The ash deposits at
Petersburg were an eighth of an inch
deep. Towns much closer than Ju
neau to the volcano region report no
ash.
BIG JEWEL THEFT
JEWELS OF MR. AND MRS. PETER
B. WIDENER ARE STOLEN
FROM SUITE
NEW YORK. June ft. (/P)— Jewels
of great value were stolen from the
room of Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Wid
ener of Philadelphia^ in the Hotel
Ritz Carlton. Wideners had come to
New York to say goodby to Joseph
Widen pv, .VI . WfJener’s father, who
sailed for Europe Friday night. The
robbery followed closelv upon the
Dahlberg jewel robbery which also
took place at the Ritz. No estimate
of value was given out but it was
understood to be very large. Noth
ing indicated their room had been
forcibly entered.
MORE JAPANESE TROOPS
TOKIO, June 9. (/p)—Japan order
ed 2500 troops to the Shswitung Rail
road zone today for the further pro
tection of Japanese interests.
SONS THE BACKBONE
OF MINING PROGRESS
.SEATTLE, June 9. (/p)—At a
“sourdough” luncheon, staged by the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Ed
ward Benson, an Alaskan sourdough
of the days’ of ’97, B. G. Raymond and
Kimball arranged a menue as a tribute
to beans as the backbone of mining
progress.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9. (£>)—
a break for liberty Richard M, La
Marr, federal prisoner, eluded the
~',ords on the steamer Coxe as he
was being transported to the Alca
traz Island prison, and leaped into
the bav The crew reported seeing
him -• ’mining towards the Marin
shore. Guards were stationed at the
likely landing places.
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT SERVES
NOTICE ON PROSECUTING OF
FICERS
WASHINGTON, June 9. (£>)—Chief
Justice Taft left Washington for his
summer home. He served notice on
Stale prosecuting officers that the
Supreme court would not tolerate any
delay from them in the disposition of
criminal appeals. “We have bent
every effort in the court to prevent it
being made the refuge of delay by de
fendants convicted in criminal cases
who insist that in some way or other
the Federal Constitution has been
violated in their indictment, trial and
conviction.”
.IS EN ROUTE TO SEWARO
SEATTLE, June 9. (#>)—'The S. S.
Admiral Farragut sailed at 10 o’clock
yesterday morning and carried 57 pas
sengers. Among those destined for
Seward are: Mrs. J. E. Wallace,
Mary Miara, Dr. George Monson, H.
E. Plank, John H. Aley and wife,
Mabel D. Morey, Jennett Orr, Edna
Collier, Mrs. A. Barklie, Mrs. Ada
West, Miss Spegel, Mrs. M. W. Lam
berson, Mrs. Nora Bopes, Mrs. V. M.
White and three steerage.
SALT WATER CLAMS
FOUND FIFTY MILES
FROM TIE PACIFIC
GEOLOGISTS ESTIMATE CLAMS,
IN DORMANT STATE, MILLION
YEARS OLD
EUREKA, Calif., June 9. (£>)— Salt
| water clams, which have lived in a
dormant state for millions of years,
were reported today to have been un
covered by a railroad steam shovel at
Scotia Bluff, 50 miles from the Pa
cific coast. The clams were found in
a clay strata, which geologists esti
mate is centuries old. As a scientific
oddity this discovery is said to rival
the findings in Siberia of the frozen
flesh of prehistoric mammoths.
WAR ON BOOTLEGGERS
EVERETT, Wash., June 9. (£>)—
This city declared an immediate war
on all bootleggers as the result of
the explosion of the home of Mrs.
Grave* ' ' ? ■'earch for the guilty
one* we 4 or :are today without any
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