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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 185
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1927.
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NEWSPAPERS MAKE TOO MUCH
CONTROVERSY WITH DAUGH
TER AIMEE
KETCHIKAN. Aug. 30. (/P)— Mrs.
“Ma" Kennedy on way through Ket
chikan on the S. S. Aleution said
“we are not trying to run away.”
She was accompanied by Kharvina
Burbeck, Angelus Temple worker,
and said newspapers made too much
of her oontroversv. ‘T love mv
daughter more than anyone in the
world and there is no ill feeling on
my part.” She denied reports she
was writing a book on Aimee’s life
but said this is being done bv( the
Evangelist herself. iFolliwing her
Alaska trip she will return to Los
Angeles. Although not traveling in
cognito Mrs Kennedy said she did
not know t une knew of her
departure for Alaska.
DEMPSEY TO TSKE HO
CHANGES THIS 111
CHICAGO, Aug. 30. (;P)—Mindful oi
the time he was knocked through the
ropes by Luis Firpo, Jack Dempsey
has ordered his practice ring lower
ed to within one foot of the ground.
The present floor is now three feet
above terra ferma. He is getting
down to brass tacks now in his
training at Lincoln Field where he
is training for his comeback battle
with Gene Tunney for the world’s
heavyweight title.
SUM OF 01 MOTHER
CHICAGO, Aug. 30. (IP)—The hunt
for Harry Hull still continues. Police
say that he killed his mother over
financial troubles. The body was
recently found buried in the base
ment of their fashionable home.
Another mystery is developing in
connection with the case as the fam
ily doctor is also reported missing.
Police think the youth may have
committed suicide after hearing of
the finding of his mother’s body.
BILL IS ALTERED
>.71W YORK, Aug. 30. (/P)—The
Walker housing bill drastically alter
ed was unanimously passed by board
of Aldermen. It provides for leasing
of excess land for house building
only.
NOTHING DOING, SAYS DAWES
CINCINNATI, Aug. 30. GP)—Vice
President Dawes replying to a letter
offering him support for 1928 Presi
dential nomination of the Republican (
party, declared he is not a candidate
for nomination.
SACCO-VANZETTI SUNDAY
LONDON, Aug. 30. (IP)—A Sacco
Vanzetfci Sunday has been declared
by labor and radical elements with
mr s meetings scheduled to protest
agi/ru nil forms of capital punish-v
meui.
MORE WILD LIFE
KETCHIKAN, Aug. 30. (/P)—Billy
Fawcett, Minnesota publisher, went
through here on the S. S. Aleutian,
enroute Westward on a big game
hunt. He was accompanied by Frank
Pierce, Seattle writer.
ENROUTE TO TURKEY
BROCK AND SCHLEE IN' MUNICH
BUT 15 HOURS; ON ROUND
WORLD FLIGHT
MUNICH, Aug. 30. (JP)—Favored
by ideal flying conditions aviators
Brock and Schlee hopped off at 6:35
for Constantinople on their world
flight. They expected to fly 1.000
miles to reach their destination at
7 o’clock tonight. They said goodbye
to Munich after a stay of less than
15 hours. There was a clear sky as
the Pride of Detroit soured aloft to
a height of nearly 20,000 feet.
ARRIVES AT BELGRADE
BELGRADE, Jugo Slavia, Aug. 30.
(>P)—The monoplane Pride of Detroit
landed at 12:03 o’clock this after
noon. An immense crowd, including
officials, welcomed the fliers. The
men will rest a few hours before
continuing on to 'Constantinople.
SUTBO PARK. S. F.
MURDERER HID IN SUTRO PARK,
LATER COMMITTING SUICIDE
WAS EX.PUG
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30. (£>)—
Mrs. Mae Philpot, the young wife of
la San Francisco golf broker and her
! farmer sweetheart, August Regners
| were buried here yesterday. Mrs.
| Philpots burial was attended by hun
Jdreds and flowers were heaped about
the Chapel. Regners body was in
Iterned without ceremony and a scant
half dozen friends attended the rites.
Regner had shot Mrs. Philpot in the
I back as she stepped from her car in
S front of her home Thursday night,
I he then hid in Sutro forest and later
killed himself. A romance of seven
years ago in which Mrs. Philpot
jilted the gambler ex-pugelist brought
about the murder.
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NO PROGRESS IS MADE
REDUCTION OF FORGES
PARIS, Aug. 30. (JP)—No progress
is being made towards agreement be
tween British and French over the
reduction of forces in the Rhineland
district in Germany, but the British
have accepted for the present the
French proposal in which they are
making a reduction of only 900 men
in their army of occupation.
VIOLIN STUDENT AT 62
CINCINNATI, Aug. 30. (£>)— At 62
years of age, John W. Scott of Mt.
Comfort, Ind , is a violin student, re
alizing an ambition curbed since boy
hood. He is studying deligently un
der Herman Goehlich at the College
of Music.
IN B. C.. REOPENED
MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO
HENRY; ALASKA FISHING
CLOSED TO STAY
—
SEATTLE, Aug. 30. (iP)—While
Governor Hartley reported he was
considering extending the salmon
; fishing season on Puget Sound and,
I simultaneously with the order re
iopening fishing off the west coast of
Vancouver, Henry O’Malley, U. S.
Fish Commissioner, declared Alaska’s
: fishing Is closed to stay. He said
the Alaska salmon industry will have
'to absorb the loss from virtual fail
iure of the run this year. He takes
no stock in the reports of belated
gigantic runs for he pointed out he
, has covered more territory investi
gating the salmon run than any other
man and on his return to Seattle
saw virtually no salmon jump. “I
have no doubt if we did reopen the
i season a number of packers would
be able to save themselves but it
would -be at the expense of the
salmon industry in the years to come
'and that I could not countenance.”
“The Department’s principal inter
ests is in perpetutity of the salmon
industry and to protect this the sea
son must remain closed. I know
i many operators have suffered ter
rible reverses but there is nothing to
be done about it.” He said while
The pack below the 58 parallel was
unprecedently disastrous the central
'Alaska pack was considerable larger
than ordinarily and many packers
on Prince William Sound made a
big profit this year.
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P. A. FISHERIES HEAD
! OPPOSE EXTENSION
i
BELLINGHAM, Aug. SO. (IP)— A
W. Doming, Vice-President of 'the
Pacific American Fisheries, express
led opposition to the proposed exten
sion of salmon fishing on Puget
Sound saying “if it is desirable to
^ close down Alaska fishing to allow
a sufficient number to reach the
| spawning grounds it would .be a
| good measure to close those on the
Sound.”
WINS DEATH WAGER
KOLBERG, Germany, Aug. 30. (/P)
;—The village tailor here made a bet
that he could drink 50 glasses of
“korn,” a fiery brandy distilled from
wheat. He drank the 50 glasses all
right, but when he started across the
room to collect his wager he dropped
dead.
SHAKESPEARE EXPRESS
LONDON, Ag. 30. (£>)—'The Shakes
peare Express is one of a number of
fast trains for the summer holiday
service to west coast bathing resorts.
This train passes through Stratford
on-Avon on its way to the coast. Dis
tinctive titles of various districts have
also been given to other expresses,
but this is the first one to be named
for the famous bard.
AGAINST TOUCHING UP
LONDON, Aug. 30. (£>)—No touch
ing up of photographs hereafter! This
was the decision of London photo
graphers at their annual exhibition.
EXTENSION GIVEN GAINES
' OLYMPIA, Aug. 30. (JP)—*Gaines 1
I was granted a 60 day extension or
until October 26 in which to prepare
j briefs for a rehearing of the case in
the Supreme Court.
! ARRIVES IT CAPITOL
MUST EXPLAIN TO SUPERIORS
I WHY SO MUCH BOOZE STILL
BEING PEDDLED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. (£>)—
Director Lyle arrived for a co-nfer- ■
jence with assistant secretary Low
man and Commissioner Doran. He
was summoned to Washington “to
i
explain why so much liquor contin
ued to flow into the Northwest”. He
: . i
will confer with the heads, of the
Canadian Royal Customs, the Com-1
(missioner and with representatives
| of the Treasury, State and Justice
departments.
LEVINE WILL ACCOMPANY HIM
AS COMPANION; IS ENGLISH
WORLD WAR ACE
i CORYDON, Eng., Aug. 30. (IP)—
Levine announced Captain W. G.
jWinchcliffe has been definitely se
lected to pilot the Columbia back to
the United States with Levine as a
[Companion. They will hop off as
|soon as the weather has cleared.
Winchcliffe is one of Great Britain’s
most, experienced airmen and has
S.000 flying hours to his credit. He
is a veteran of the world war in
[ which he lost the sight of one eye
'during aerial combat with a German
plane.
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LIGHTLY GLAD WOMAN
TO TRY FOR POLE RECORD
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30. (/P)— Clad
in a pair of pajamas and a helmet,
Miss Bobbie Mack today shinned up
a flag pole on a down town building
here, determined to win the $2,500
prize and a husband, if she pearches
on the pole for 21 days, thereby es
tablishing a world record. She will
receive the cash and the hand of her
lover, Thomas McNamara of May
wood, Calif.
none Burnt fleet
IN THE GOLDEN BATE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30. OP)—
The Pacific battle fleet will sal', into
the Golden Gate tomorrow afternoon
probably' between 1 and 2 o’clock.
Forty nine ships of the line comprise;
the fleet and is manned by 500 offi
cers and 12,000 men. The ships will
anchor here for six days before pro
ceeding to the naval base ar San
Pedro and San Diego for the winter.
BROUHIN GETS HIS
PARIS, Aug. 30. Mrs. Levine,
acting for her husband, paid Brouhin
100,000 francs due him under the
terms of the contract by which he
was to have piloted across the At
lantic.
TRUST FUNDS FOR RELATIVES;
LATE FINANCIER CAUTIONS
DESCENDANTS
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. (/P)—The
will of the late Elbert H. Gary filed
for probate reveals that the bulk of
estate goes to his immediate family.
His wife and two daughters are the
greatest benefactors. His estate
which is estimated to value as high
as $50,000,000 will be almost equally
divided between the wife Mrs. Emma
Gary and the two daughters. The
wife obtains the estate on Long
Island and the city mansion. On
death of the wife the daughters will
receive the income from her share
in the estate. Special bequests of
trust funds of $S0,000 each were
made for daughters Gertrude and
Bertha. Grandson end granddaugh
ter each receive trust fund of $300,
000. The only charitable provisions
are bequests totalling $400,000 con
sisting of scholarship trust fund es
tablished in eight different colleges
amounting to $50,000 each. Mr. Gary
in his will cautioned his descend
ants to be careful in making invest
ments and loans and not to sign
bonds or obligations of any kind for
any person.
TOINS-JILANTIC HOPS
MW HE CALLED OFF
PARIS, Aug. 30. (/P)—Continuous
unfavorable weather has brought up
the question of whether any of the
trans-Atlantic flights will be attempt
ed this year. It is understood that
Levine has booked passage for re
turn to the U. S. August 31st. Ger
man fliers took test flights yester
day and expressed satisfaction with
results. Three planes stand ready to
make the 60 hour non-stop trip.
ATTEMPT TO DELIVER
MAIL AT SEA, FAILURE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. (£>)—'The
first attempt to overtake the S. S.
Liavathian 600 miles out at sea and
deliver bags of mail to her for trans
portation to Europe was frustrated
by fog. Lieut. Schildbauer flew his
navy plane 100 miles out to sea but
was foreed to turn back by bad
weather which crippled his radio set
and made flying too hazardous.
CAL IN YELLOWSTONE
CHICAGO ,Aug. 30. (/P)— President
Coolidge is now in Yellowstone Park,
Montana and began to see the won
ders of the National reservation. He
has made his quarters at a cabin
within the sound of the geyser which
regularly shoots its streams of water
into the air.
R. DOLLAR BREAKS RIBS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30. (/P)—
Employes in the office of Robert
Dollar, veteran shipping magnate,
learned yesterday that he had fallen
at his home near here and broke®!
two ribs a <*ew days ago. The doctor
set the ribs and Dollar continued
his work' at the office as flsuat.