MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
iVOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 237.
SEWARD, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1928
SHORT SPACE TIME
FATHER TIME MOM'S DOWN MEN
KNftWN IN MANY CAMPS OF
THE TERRITORY
By strange play of fate three old
timers whoe span of life was practi
cally the same and who are well
know in many parts of Alaska,
particularly about Seward, Anchor
age and Hope have just passed
away, news of the triple demise
reaching Seward yesterday evening.
A1 Harper, whose age is placed
c round 62, died at Hope Monday
right after an illness of several
months, having suffered a paralytic
stroke. The body of Jerome Hatch
ey, 62, who has lived on Kenai Lake
was found on the beach near a
point about midway of Kenai
lake. It was not generally known,
out he has been missing for several
days, owing to the fact that he was
apt to be absent for a week or two
at a time nothing was thought of it.
Assistant District Attorney Clyde
R. Ellis and P. C. McMullen left
Seward yesterday to proceed to
Mile 18 and thence by boat some
•20 miles dwvn the lake to investi
gate the circumstances of death.
A. C. Craig, head carpenter for
the Alaska Railroad, also about 62,
dropped dead suddenly at Anchoi
age Monday night after he had re
turned from a picture show. He
had apparently been in good health
up to his sudden decease, having
vorked up to the time of his death.
All three of these pioneers had
hved in the North from 25 to 30
years.
Harper mined on Cache Creek
for 10 years with his brother Charl
es, who is still in the mining game
it Hope and Girdwood. He lived
here and in Anchorage and was
well known to a host of friends.
Funeral arrangements have not
1 ecn completed but it is considered
probable htat he will be buried at
Hope.
Hatchey was an oldtimer on
Kenai Peninsula and has mined in
many camps. He is said 'to have
come here in 1898 and was guide of
survey of the old Alaska Central
railroad. The cause of his death is
not yet known but the body doubt
less will be brought here for inter
ment. Little could be learned to
day as to his relatives.
Craig was in Nome in 1900 and
end also been in many camps in
Alaska, coming to Seward and An
chorage in the early days of the
Alaska Railroad. He is survived by
his widow at Anchorage where it is
expected funeral services will be
held.
Passenger Killed
And Mail Burned
Oregon Plane Crash
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct., 3, (JP)—
Flying through a heavy fog a
plane of the Pacific Air Transport,
crashed into a tree near Canyon
City, Oregon; one passenger was
burned, the pilot seriously injured, j
and 100 pounds of air mail was |
destroyed.
T. D. Donovan of Los Angeles,
was killed when his head was bat
tered in the front cabin on the im
pact. The pilot, Harry Donaldson,
is said to have turned about when
the fog bank was encountered and
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Tunney Romance
Speeding To Rapid
Consummation
ROME, Oct., 2, (/P)—The course
of romance sped swiftly as Gene
Tunney and Miss Mary Lauder
came to Rome from Naples for
their coming marriage. Tunney
boarded the vessel upon the ar
rival of Miss Lauder at Naples at
sunrise, and within a short time
they were speeding for Rome.
They were due to arrive at noon.
They declined to disclose the wed
ding date.
NOT FEASIBLE FOR HERB TO
MAKE ADDRESS ON REGIS
TRATION DAY
WASHINGTON, Oct.. 2, (VP;—
Hoover has found it necessary to
revise the whole of his Eastern
speakng schedule because October
13 is registration day in New York
and consequently will not be leas
able for him to make an address in
the city at that time.
Tentative agreements are under
consideration calling for a New
vork address on October 22 in
Madison Square Garden; Boston on
probably October 15.
He is also considering delivery
of another address in the east, on
October 28 before his departure
lor California where he will vote
on election day.
Commander Byrd
Off For Antarctic
' BOSTON, Oct., 2, (VP)—Lieut.
Byrd is on his way on the first
| leg of his journey to the Antarc
tic for he leaves for the West on
| Saturday sailing from San Diego,
| on the whaler Larsen, for New
Zealand where four ships of his
expedition will meet and proceed
! South. If all goes well he said he
'Would be back in July, 1930.
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VALUABLE HORSES
LOST IH FI i
TAXI, WARFARE
ANOTHER VIOLENT GESTURE
IS SEEN BY POLICE IN NITE
FIRE, BOMBING
CHICAGO, Oct., 2, (/Rj—The rac
ing stable of John Hertz, near
Cary, 111., was destroyed by fire
last night. The stable quartered
“Reigh Count” the 1928 Ken
tucky Derby winner, and 14 other
throughbreds. some of which were
lost in the fire. Their approximate
value is placed at $200,000. The
fire was a mysterious one and
possibly of incendiary origin.
‘‘Reigh Count” who was generally
regarded as the premier three-year
old on the American track, was dis
covered later, to have been saved
having been brought unscathed
*from the burning barn by quick
thinking on the part of-.a stable
hoy, Jimmy Allen.
Another star performer, "Cham
pion” a last year two-year old,
was also saved.
Hertz is Chairman of the Board
; and a director of the Yellow Cab
Co., the two large garage compa
nies just bombed*.
The Sunday night fire at the
Hertz farm, following in less than
24 hours, is seen by Chicago police
as another violent gesture in the
taxi war which flared up a week
| ago when a taxicab driver was
: shot dead.
i endless Body
Jap Figures !n
Northcott Case
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 2. (/P)—M.
Yamashari, Japanese barber who
disappeared early this year and
who is believed to have been the
youth whose headless body was
found near Puente, has been iden
tified as being a companion of
Gordon Stuart Northcott held in
connection with the Riverside mur
i ers.
Captain Tollaksen
Stricken Suddenly
On Seattle Street
SEATTLE Oct., 3, (A3)—Overcme
by a cardiac affliction, Capt. M.
Tollaksen, 65, retired Alaska coast
pilot, dropped dead on a down
town sidewalk. Captain Tollaksen
first came to the coast in 1893 be
coming pilot after engaging in
Alaska fisheries business. He made
his last voyage last summer when
he piloted the cannery ship, Sal
mon King.
ROOSEVELT NAMED
FOB GOVE
GLAD TO CONSENT IF WILL AS
SIST CAUSE OF BELOVED
AL SMITH
WARM SPRINGS, Georgia, Oct.,
3, f/P.)—Franklin Roosevelt agreed
to set aside) his personal preference
to aid A1 Smith in the Presidential
campaign by accepting the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor
of New York.
He sent a message of acceptance
in which he said he would con
sent to become a candidate if it
would “help the cause of our be
loved Governor.”
At the end of his message he
said “Every personal and family
consideration was against it.”
Lindbergh's Pal
In Death Escape
CHICAGO, Oct. I. (/Pi—Major F
S. Lamphier, formerly in charge of
Self ride e Field at Detroit with Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh, his pal. nar
rowly escaped death and serious in
jury here when the plane in which
he was taking off from the
municipal airport crashed to the
ground.
ALAMO CITY READY FOR AMERICAN LEGION MEET
sRaw
The tenth annual national convention of the Amer- ican Legion will be in San
Antonio, Texas, October 8-12. Sessions will be in the city 's new $2,000,000 mun
icipal auditorium (above), a war memorial. Edward E.Spafford (lower) left is
national commander. Some of the delegates are planninga tour of Mexico after the
convention and will see the Monterrav arch (above) and many other points of inter
w the border.
IS THE I
SERIES BEGIN!
ODDS IN NEW YORK LOW AS
CARDINALS SHOW VIM
AND SPIRIT
NEW YORK, Oct., 3, (/P)—Tine
squad badly crippled, the Yankees
will start the World’s scries with
the Cardinals in the Yankee
Stadium. With a more or less def
inite announcement from Hug
gins that Earle Combs is injured
and that the center fielder will on
ly see action in the big series as a
pinch hitter, gloom prevails.
The Yankee stock dropped to
new low odds wThich frequently
"favored the Cards five to three.”
Altogether, there is little bett
ing as most of the American leag
ue partisans prefer to wait for
even longer odds. To some obser
vers it appeared, in reality, that
the Yankees are occupying ra'ther
an enviable position and McKech
nie and his healthy Cardinals are
the ones w:ho should be dong all
the worrying.
In case of defeat the Yankees
will be prepared to advance bet
ter the second game.
On the other hand the Card
inals full strength will be needed
t win the series, it is said, and
even then they might not get the
credit due them.
Waite Hoyt will probably pitch
the opening game for the Yanks
and “Wee Willie” Sherdel for St.
Louis.
YDUIHFUL BANDIT
WITH LARGE SI
ADMITS GUILT; BOARDED SAME
TRAIN HELD UP UNKNOWN
TO PASSENGERS
DETROIT, Oct., 3, (tP)—William
Gibbs, aged 20, of Los Angeles,
who held up and robbed an ex
press car of the Canadian Nation
al passenger train near Chatham.
Ontario, of $22,000 in currency,
was trapped a few hours later by
United States immigration author
ities here.
The money was found stuffed
about the youth’s shabby clothing.
The police are unable to ascertain
whether any additional loot was
taken; although armed with two
pistols Gibbs did not resist arrest
and readily admitted his guilt.
Wondering how he had escaped
from the scene of the robbery so
quickly police expressed the opin
ion that Gibbs had boarded the
train after the holdup and rode
into Windsor, Ontario.
FRIENDSHIP TREATY
j ROME, Oct. 3, (/P)—Venzelos, Pre
jmier of Greece and Mussolini of
Italy have signed the treaty of
i friendship conciliation and arbitra
j: ion between Greece and Italy at
jOhigi Palace.
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MORE SHAKEITP
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, (A5)—A
drastic shakeup in prohibition rein
forcement agents and investigators
under the new' Civic Service has
been begun by the prohibition bu
reau.