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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 256.
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SEWARD ALASKA, MONDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Woman Stages Wild West
Thriller Aboard Passenger Train
Terrorizing Fellow Passengers
“WORLD’S CAPITALS HIKER,” NELLIE WALKER,
PULLS GUN WHILE EN ROUTE FROM ANCHOR
AGE TO SEWARD AND THREATENS TO SHOOT
UP PASSENGER COACH—DISARMED BY BRAKE
MAN—ARRESTED AND JAILED AT ANCHORAGE
PASSENGERS CRAWL BENEATH SEATS TO ESCAPE PISTOL
Train Crew Say Anchorage White Mule Responsible for
Ignominous Climax to Woman’s Tramp From Chitina
to Interior—Was En Route Outside—Alleged has Hus
band Living in Anchorage—Two-Reel Thriller Staged
on Potter Creek Location
Evidently impressed by pre-election political amuni
tion which pictured Alaska as a ripsnorting, gun busting,
crawl out on your knees country, and having been disap
pointed in not finding the stage setting as she had pictur
ed it from the advance notices, Nellie Walker, who styles
herself the “World’s Capitals Hiker,” en route on a trip
around the world, proceeded to stage a real wild and wool
ly one-reel thriller Saturday night aboard the southbound
train from Anchorage, according to complaints laid be
fore Deputy United States District Attorney Ellis. Nel'
lie is alleged to have pulled a gun, flourished it in a coach
crowded with passengers and threatened to shoot the day
lights out of somebody. Brakeman MacKenzie, who hap
pened along at this juncture, was in time to wrest the gun
from the globe trotter, along with the remnant of a pint of
white mule, after which the woman was ejected from the
train and later picked up by the marshal’s office and is
now irt jail at Anchorage,
DEATH TOLL IS 300
MILLION OF DOLLARS DAMAGE
INFLICTED UPON SOUTHERN
PROVINCES—TELEGRAPH LINES
DEMOLISHED
"WIND TAKES FREAKISH TURN
Weather Bureau Unable to Account
For Strange Shift of Wind—Leg
islature Votes $20,000 for Relief
MANILA, Nov. 7.—It is estimated
that 300 persons are dead as the
result of a typhoon in southern Lu
zon Saturday. The reports indicated
that a million dollars in property
damage was inflicted. Telegraph
wires are down. The weather bu
reau said that the typhoon was the
most puzzlng atmospheric dsturb
ance that his hit the Philippines since
the bureau was established. The
changing direction of the wind is
found inexplicable by the laws of
'cyclones. Railroad lines in the south
•ern provinces remain blockaded.
MEXICAN BANDITS RAID TOWN
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Twenty
five bandits entered Rosalia, an Am
erican mining town in Mexico, locked
all city authorities in jail, took 25,000 1
pesos and escaped. No one was
killed or injured.
POTTER CREEK SCENE OF ROW
Potter creek, or Mile 102, was chos-j
en as “location” for the second setting
of the gun thriller, according to the
crew of the train, who also say the
“hiker” had imbibed freely at Anchor
age before embarking on her outward
hike from Alaska, so much in fact,
that she was much the worse for wear
at the time she staged the thrilling
climax to her journey through a land
where gun-busting became obsolete
with the passing of the Soapy Smith
gang.
Created Panic Aboard Coach
According to the train crew, includ
ing Brakeman Mackenzie, Nellie al
most had the coach to herself when
she pulled her gun. Many passengers
ducked behind the seats while one
woman passenger, with a child, craw
led creaming below the seats and
shoved her baby underneath. Mr.
Mackenzie told Mr. Ellis that he was
within two feet of the woman when
she pulled the gun, but failed to hear
her say just whom she contemplated
smoking up, although she had the gun
pointed disconcertingly in his direc
tion.
Noting her condition, the brakeman
took her to the rear platform for
fresh air until the train arrived at
Potter Creek, where she was put off
and the marshal’s office at Anchor
age wired as to details.
Taken Back to Anchorage
A deputy marshal aboard a speeder
came from Anchorage to Potter Creek
and took her back, where she! was lod
ged in jail pending the arrival of Dep
uty U. S. Attorney Ellis, who went
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NO “PEACHES” MA rCH
DECLARES FLAPPER
WEDDING DECEMBER
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7.—Dr.
Silas Corwith, 66 and his bride,
aged IS, left here yesterday for
Washington. “This is not a
‘Peaches’ Browning wedding,” the
bride said. “I’m old enough to
know what I am doing and I’m
happy.”
irnTPRoIsET
! AGAINST MERGING
OF COAL LEASES
PROTEST OF JUDGEMENT DEBT
ORS SETS FORTH REASONS FOR
OPPOSING CONSOLIDATION OF;
PREMIER MINE WITH ALASKA
MATANUSKA COMPANY
BIG COAL TONNAGE INVOLVED
.Judge Ritchie to Pass Upon Question
of Discharge of Receivership at
Coming Term Court at Anchorage
Among the matters to come before
Judge E. E. Ritchie, who left today
for Anchorage, where he will hold a
short session of court, will be the ques
tion of ending the receivership pro
ceedings in connection with the Pre
mier mine.
It is understood the discharge of I
the receivership will be contested by !
the creditors of the mine, it being con-;
tended that a continuation of Receiver
Alex McDonald would result in the
mine eventually earning sufficient to
liquidate all claims.
In a statement of protest, filed in
the Anchorage Land Office and direct
ed to the Secretary of the Interior
the following contentions are set up:
“In the matter of the assignment
by the Department of the Interior of
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MANY ARRESTS FOLLOW
THREATENED REVOLT
PERPIGNAN, France, Nov. 7.—
Thirty-two foreigners, Spaniards and
Italians, were arrested heie yester
day charged with attempting to fo
ment a revolution in Spain. The
prisoners possessed a considerable
quantity cl field telephones, cartridge
belts and other suspicious equipment
according to the plice. Members of
the group have been crossing into
Spain pretending to be tourists.
ROOSEVELT RELATIVE KILLED
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Nov. 7.—Mrs.
Gladys Roosevelt Deck, cousin of the
former President of the United
States, was killed when the horse on
which she was taking jumps fell and
crushed her beneath him.
GATEWAY COUNT
M ' S
First Division _.„„2,170 3,144
Second Division .. 128 424
Third Division _1,908 2,231
Fourth Division __ 711 1,210
Total 4,917 7,009
THIRD DIVISION
For Senator
Dimond _I__1,525
Frame .__1,499
Note—In the Saturday issue the
Third Division count, by error, was
reversed.
No report has been learned of the
delegate count at Unga but the sena
tor count was said to be 24 for Frame
and 15 for Dimond.
SECOND DIVISION
Utica—Marquam 9, Sutherland 7;
; Jensen 4, Nylen 3, Eliott 3, Gabrielson
0, Gaffney 6, Lomen 4, McCarthy 4,
Rydeen 6, Sundquist 8, Woofter 3.
Deering—Marquam 0, Sutherland
27, Jensen 23, Nylen 3, Elliott 6, Gab
rielson 8, Gaffney 17, Lomen 15, Mc
Carthy 3, Nylen 16, Sundquist 22,
! Woofter 5.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. (/P)—1The
Democrats, under the leadership of
Senator Simpson, attacked President
Coolidge’s plan for $150,000,000 rebate
on the 1925 income taxes claiming
that the government’s surplus would
allow a cut in income rates, but that
the President is withholding the cut
until just before the 1928 presidential
campaign.
Senator Hiram Johnson attacked
the supreme court decision giving the
President arbitrary power of removal
of all officials as perilous to the pub
lic service.
REDS BACKING STRIKE
OF BRITISH WORKERS
MOSCOW, Nov. 7.—A million ru
bles is being sent to London by the
Russian Communist party as a gift
to the striking British coal miners.
This makes a total of over $4,000,000
donated to the British miners, which
is causing widespread discussion in
political, financial and labor circles.
The ruble tpday is worth approxi
mately 60 cents.
PARIS TO NEW YORK BY AIR
PARIS, Nov. 7.—-A Paris to New
York airplane is considered feasible
by Gene -Costes, who with his me
chanician has just completed a 3,140
mile flight from Paris to Arabia in
30 hours, which makes a record for
straight non-stop flights. In making
this flight they traveled more than
3,700 miles, which is greater than the
distance from New York to Paris.
MARIE MAY REMAIN
BUCHAREST, Nov. 7.—King Fer
dinand’s health is reported as much
improved and Queen Marie is now
expected to carry out her American
tour' without interruption.
EASTERN STAR INITIATION
The Eastern Star will hold initia
tion this evening followed by a social.
Visiting members are cordially invit
ed. '
CONTROVERSY ENDS BY EXPUL
SION FROM TRAIN OF REPRE
SENTATIVE OF LINCOLN CAR
CLAIMED FORD EXPENDING
HALF MILLION ON QUEEN’S
ENTOURAGE ACROSS COUNTRY
OFFICIAL HOST TAKES ACTION
Expelled Rival Alleges He Loaned to
Members of Royal Party to Meet
Incidental Expenses of Journey.
Through Canada
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| SEATTLE, Nov. 8. (/P)—The storm
'cloud that hovered over Queen Marie’s
train for several days passed away
I with the expulsion from the train of
J. A. Ayres, by the representative of
the Ford Motor company, Colonel Car
roll, official host to the queen. Car
roll expelled Ayres following pubished
stories quoting Ayres as saying that
Ford was spending nearly half a mil
lion dollars to provide transportation
for the royal party, and that he, Ayres
was loening money to members of the
entourage with which to pay inciden
tal expenses.
Carroll said Ayres presented him
self in New York before the tour
started and asked permission to ride
on the train on the basis of an agree
ment which he said he had with the
Rumanian legation at Washington by
which he would have Lincoln cars for
the queen in every city she visits.
Ayres was denied a seat on the train
until Ottawa was reached, Ayres fol
lowing by automobile. At Ottawa
Carroll said he took Ayres aboard out
of sympathy because of the long jump
from Ottawa to Winnipeg.
MARIE HAS NEW ROYAL RANK
SEATTLE, Nov. 7.—Queen Marie
of Rumania is now displaying a new
royal rank on her American tour fol
lowing her induction into the Sioux
Indian nation female chieftainship
after blood had been drawn from one
of her fingers to seal the appoint
ment.
FlTHEfl IS ARRESTED
ON CHILD’S NARRATIVE
SAN FRANCISCO, N)V. 7.—A lisp
ing story of a six year old child
caused the arrest of a man ollowing
the mysterious shooting of his wife.
The boy told an innocent story of
having seen “papa put buV.ets in the
gun. “The man reiterates that his
wife committed suicide but he is be
ing held on a charge of murder.
BUILDING GIANT DIRIGIBLE
| NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Italy is
building a giant dirigible capable of
flying without stop betwen Italy and
South America, according to General
Nobile, pilot of the Norge on her
flight over the North pole, who is on
a visit here.
WATER SHUT OFF TONIGHT
The water will be shut off at 10
o’colck tonight, including the light
and power plant, railroad building