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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 199.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1927.'
PRICE TEN CENTS
MAJOR D. R. GILLEHE
SUCCEEDS STEE8E
AS HEAD OF A. R. G.
CHANGE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16;
LIEUTENANT PETITT MEM
BER OF BOARD
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. (£>)—'The
War Department announced Major
Douglas H. Gillette succeeds Major
James Gordon Steese, retard, as
President and Engineer Officer of
the Alaska Road Commission, on Oc
tober 16. Second Lieutenant Frank A.
Petitt will become a member of the
board and assistant engineer officer.
ADMIRAL EVANS SAJLS
SEATTLE, Sept. 15. (£>)—'The Ad
miral Evans, of the Pacific Steam
ship company, sailed from Seattle
yesterday morning at 10 o’clock for
Alaska with 87 passengers. The SCw-j
ard listing comprises Mrs. Leckwell,
Marcella Leckwell, Harry or Chas. !
Lacastle,Elizabeth Romig, and 14 :
steerage. * ,
HEAT. MIDDLE WEST
ENTERS FOURTH HUY;
23 DEAD CHICAGO
CENTRAL STATES REJOICE BUT
HIGH TEMPERATURE MAY
CAUSE LOSS CORN
CHICAGO, Sept. 15. (£>)—Heat
struck the middle vest aud entered
upon its fourth day by a protracted
heat wave which has broken all Sep
tember heat records and caused scores
of deaths. Weather officials promis
ed another blistering day before cool
weather while in almost every city
in the central states are daily report
ing temperatures above 90. The
farmers Agricultural Bureaus are re
joicing fearing only it may prove too
much of a good thing and scorch the
corn which already has been helped
much. Thirteen deaths occured in
M Chicago Wednesday raising the total
number of deaths to 23 for three days.
All Chicago Schools are closed.
TOUGHING SCENE IN
MAYOR IN TEARS AS GENTLY
EMBRACES AGED MOTHER
OF LATE HERO
PARIS, Sept. 15. (/P)—Mayor Walk
er of New York is following in the
footsteps of Colonel Lindbergh and
Byrd and paid the mother of Nungess
or a visit and presented her with a
check for $900 the remainder of the
fund collected in New York by admir
ers of the aviator. Madame Nungess
er asked, but timidly, if she might em
brace the visitor. The Mayor was as
moved as she and bent tenderly over
her and with tears in his eyes kissed
her gently.
PETITION FROM SOUTHEASTERN
ALASKA PRESENTED BY
SUTHERLAND
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, (JF)—Pres
ident Coolidge has been asked to
grant an extension of the Alaska
fishing season. The request was made
by Delegate Dan Sutherland who pre
sented petitions from citizens from
the far North Territory declaring
they faced destitution unless per
mitted an extension. The matter was
referred to Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover.
SORRY HE DID NOT AGREE SIGN
TO FIGHT EARLIER DATE,
SEPT. 15
LINCOLN, FIELD, Sept. 15. (£>)—
Jack Dempsey is somewhat sorry he
voted against fighting Tunney Septem
ber 15 instead of insisting on Septem
ber 22 as the earliest date he could be
ready for Dempsey, for his and
manager Flynn’s statements, is at top
form.. His last full workout against
five sparring partners, on Tuesday
night, satisfied his handlers he is the
same scowling fighter of old and so
near the peak of training that he is
proceeding at half speed.
T
FEATHER TITLE IS
“RED" CHAPMAN LOSES GAME
BATTLE TO PHILADELPHIA
FEATHERWEIGHT
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15, (ff>)—
Benny Bass oof Phladelphia outfought
“Red” Chapman, of Boston, winning
the ten round dicision and the
world’s featherweight title. It was
sensational bout and almost ended in
a knockout in the ninth round when
both connected simultaneously and fell
to the canvas, Bass recovered by the
count of two while Chapman took the
eight count. Chapman fought gamely
on even when he was all but out.
FAMOUS AMERICAN
DICER KILLED 111
PECULIAR ACCIDENT
ISADOR v DUNCAN, TRYING OUT
NEW CAR, DRAGGED FROM
WHEEL BY SCARF
NICE, France, Sept. 15. (/P)—Isador
Duncan. American dancer, was.killed
in an automobile accident when try
ing out a new automobile. A gust of
jvind blew her long scarf, which she
was wearing around her neck, over
the side of the car which became en
tangled in one of the wheels dragging
the dancer out of the machine and in
to the roadway breaking her neck.
PSIf" DETROIT
FLIGHT CANCELLED
CABLEGRAM FROM SCHLEE’S
CHILDREN BEGGED HIM TO
THINK OF THEM
TOKYO,. Sept. 15. (#»)—'The Pride of
Detroit globe circling flight has been
called off and Brock and Schlee will
take boat for the United States. They
will ship the monoplane home. A ca
blegram from Schlee’s children beg
ging Daddy to think of them before he
attempted the Pacific hop was largely
the cause of cancellation.
THEY AND HEAT
E FEW HOUNDS
WEIGHS 190 POUNDS; SOCIAL EN
GAGEMENTS KEEPING* HIM
ACTIVE
LAKEVILLA, Sept. 15. (£>)— Heat
and humidity are the two toughest
opponents Tunney has had to face in
the midwest which is ready for a real
assault on the champion. For three
straight days Gene evaded the heat by
training with society leaders at Lake
/Forest on Lake Michigan. The short
sessions of shadow boxing and road
w'ork which Tunney has been able to
sandwich between his social engage
ments gave way to a program of six
rounds boxijng with three sparring
partners and several rounds of bag
punching. He is now weighing 190
pounds. Gene begrujges the three
or four pounds which melted away in
the heat.
«?
The rail Classic!’
THE REAL
American
OERBY.
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TJX COLLECTIONS
WASHINGTON. ALASKA
INCREASE MILLION
CAR PO RAT 10 NS PAID THREE
TIMES AS MUCH AS INDIVI
DUALS, STATED
SEATTLE, Sept. 15. (/p)—'Tax col.
lections for the Washington and Alas
ka district in 1927 increased more
than a million over previous years,
Burns Poe, collector of internal reve
nue, announced. Poe said “evidently
more money is coined more freely and
business has been better in 1927.
There has been certain cuts made by
-Congress resulting in not nearly so
many persons as heretofore filing re
turns yet with more people relieved
from paying receipts the reports show
ed an increase.” Collections for 1927
were $13,192,267 as compared to $12,
156,713 the previous year. Analysis
of the receipts showed corporations
paid three times as much as indivi
duals.
YOUTH, ALLEGED TO
- HAVE KILLED HIS
MOTHER, IS HEIR
HARRY HILL MAY BE RELEASED
UNDER $100,000 BOND; FATH
ER RICH
OTTAWA, 111., Sept. 15. <£>)—Harry
Hill, heir to a $50,000 estate under his
mother’s will, may be free within the
next few days under a $100,000 bond
HilPs attorneys are said to be prepar
ing. They will ask he either be re
leased under bond or be formally ar
raigned immediately on the charge of
murdering his mother. The prosecu
tion states the youth’s release will not>
be contested. Hill’s father is said to
be capable of furnishing the bail.
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FORMER NEBRASKA LEGISLATOR
GROGGY AND HELPLESS ON
ROPES
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.. (JP)~George
Godfrey scored a technical knockout
over Monte Munn, forme* Nebraska
legislator, in two minutes and 20 sec
onds in the fourth round of a schedul
ed 12 round match. Referee Lou
Magnolia stopped the bout | with Munn
| hanging on, groggy and helpless.
Munn was outclassed from the start
landing only a few blows in the third.
Munn went down for the count of nine
after getting up in great distress the
bell saving him. Munn came out in
the fourth to face the hopeless task of
beating a man who was fresh and
more experienced. Munn took a severe
drubbing, his nose was bleeding and
bis arms hanging futilely at his side.
POWER NOTICE
Power will be shut off on Sunday
from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
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