MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 250. SEWARD ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1926
PRICE TEN CENTS
SELF IN OLD BARN
THREE KILLED AND ONE INJUR
ED IN GUN BATTLE ON CROW
INDIAN RESERVATION, IN MON
TANA
INDIANS FIRE FLAMING ARROWS
Negro Thought to Have Been Burg
lar; Was Told to Leve Town but
Choose to Remain
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# CROW AGENCY, Montana, Nov.
1. (jp)—Two officers and a negro were
killed and an officer critically wound
ed during a gun battle when officers
attempted to arrest Jim Beider, neg
ro, who barricaded himself in a barn.
Indians routed him out by firing the
structure with flaming arrows. Sher
iff Gilmore of Bighorn County fell
when he approached th building to
demand Beider to surrender.
A special officer named McLeod
was wounded within the building.
When the negro rushed from the
building 300 possemen and Indians
riddled him with bullets. McLeod was
alive w'hen rescued from the burning
building but died soon after. A dep
.uty sheriff was wounded when he ap
proached the barn during a lull in the
fusillade from the building which he
took as an indication the negro was
dead. Victor “Three Irons/' the In
dian agency police chief suspected
JP Beider of burglaries and Sheriff Gil
*' more told Beider to leave town. He
ran from a cobbler's shop to a barn
which was his home where he barri
caded himself and shot down Gilmoie.
RUM RUNNERS ON THE RUN;
VESSELS BEING CLOSELY
WATCHED
DASHIXGTON, Nov. 1. (IP)—Czar
An irews declared there is a real scar
city in rum row of liquor for the holi
day trade in prospect and remarked
the rum runners are actually on the
run, thanks to the coast guard and
on account of the agreement with
Great Britain. Reports from Halifax
indicate the rum fleet have quit that
base since the agreement which pro
vides a more direct exchange of in
formation between the government’s
Njo. st guard. It is reported four li
quor ships are under close watch in
the North Atlantic zone.
ELIMINATE OPPOSITION
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. (IP)—The
Van Sweringen brothers of Cleveland,
reported their elimination of opposi
tion to the Nickle Plate merger by
dropping the Erie railway from their
plans.
DRUNKEN WOMAN DRIVER
v STOCKTON ,Cal., Nov. 1. (IP)—For
Whe first time in the history of the
state a woman auto driver has been
charged with driving while drunk as
a result of an auto crash.
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EDITORIAL
VOTE FOR THE MAN, NOT THE PARTY Mf
One of the most encouraging indications of better
citizenship throughout the nation is that the American
voter more and more disregard party lines and vote for
the best man irrespective of whether he is a democrat or
republican. Especially at this time in local affairs the
country over.
Here in the Third division of Alaska we have a pecu
liar situation. It appears that the town of Anchorage has
taken upon itself the duty to represent this entire divi
sion in the Territorial legislature. Out of one senator and
four representatives to be elected they have one candidate
for senator and four candidates for representative in the
field. The rest of the Division, Cordova, Valdez, Seward,
and the country Westward seem to be not existing to the
politicians of Anchorage. They have one senator^ Mr.!
Bartley Howard now and we think that certainly is
enough of a representative out of the two whilst our
town has no representation in the field.
We consider it just plain good business to vote for
Dimond and split the pie a little. We might get a slice
that way!
What Seward can expect with the entire legislation
from Anchorage can easily be visualized.
Business before politics!
BANK MANAGER TAKES
YOUNG LADY HOME;
SHOT THRU HEART
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING AFFAIR
IS REPORTED FROM
SPOKANE
SPOKANE, Nov. 1. (/P)—Hubert A.
M. Temminck, 45, assistant manager
of the Hypotheek bank was shot and
killed on the lawn in the residential
district at midnight. He had taken
Miss Rae McKinney to the residence
of Louis Critzer where she was stay
ing. She said Temminck got out to
open the garage door and to leave
his car for her use. Somebody shout
ed “Hold up your hands!” After a
scuffle two shots were fired and she
jumped out .pf the machine and found
the banker shot through the heart.
TELLER DISAPPEARS WITH OVER
$400,000; IS SOUGHT IN
THE EAST
MEMPHIS, Nov. 1. (£>)—Courtney
Glisson a teller at the Bank of Com
merce and Trust company who dream
3d of financing a business with
branches on §434,000 of mis-appro
priated bank funds is sought in the
sast. Glisson was an active church
member and known as a model hus
band. He disappeared Wednesday. It
is said he juggled accounts of the .sav
ngs department for three years.
THE STRANGLER AGAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. (£>)—1The
.trangler struck again yesterday. He
vas routed however wrhen the screams
>f the woman attracted a servant in
he house.
REBEKAH LODGE MEETING
The Rebekah Lodge will hold their
egular meeting tonight, beginning at
! o’clock, and all members ars ask
o please be in attendance.
W. A. C. MEET TOMORROW
The W. A. C. will meet in regular
business session tomorrow evening at
7:30 o’clock at the club. Basketball
practice will begin at 6:30 o’clock and
continue to 7:30. Following the busi
ness meeting baseball will be in or
der.
SOLIDIFIED WHITE VOTE IN JU
NEAU VICINITY RESULTS
FROM STATEMENT
JUNEAU, Nov. 1. (JP)—The endorse
ment of William L. Paul by Suther
land and Wickersham in Ketchikan
speeches last Friday in which they
selected him boss of the Southeastern
Alaska Indian machine for delegate to
congress when Sutherland gets ready
to retire created a profound impres
sion here and has solidified the white
vote of Juneau and vicinity for Mar
quam. Reports from Ketchikan said
Wickersham and Sutherland declar
ed Paul was qualified to represent Al
aska in congress and they would glad
ly support him when the time came.
FINGER MARKED RAZOR
IS EXHIBIT IN TRIAL
SOMMERVILLE, Nov. 1. (JP)—A
stained, finger marked razor, said to
have been used to cut the throat of
Eleanor Mills, will be among the ex
hibits at the trial opening Wednesday
against the accused, Mrs. Edward
Hall and her two brothers, Henry and
Willie Stevens. The trial of Henry
Carpenter, a cousin will be held later.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. The body
of Edward Hall was removed from
a vault in Greenwood cemetery,
Brooklyn, for an autopsy.
The halibut schooner Venus, Cap
tain Ramm, arrived in port yesterday
with a good size cargo under its
hatches.
TOMORROW’S ELECTION WILL BE
CLOSE, SAYS DISPATCH FROM
JERMANE, WASHINGTON, D. C.
OLDFIELD IS CONFIDENT
Chairman Predicts Democrats Will
Have Majorities in Both the Senate
and the House
SEATTLE, Nov. 1. (/P)—A Jermane,
Washington dispatch to the Times,
said '‘so far as the senate is con
cerned, Tuesday’s election will be
close and the House seems likely to
remain in control of Republicans. So
close does the senate race seem to,
be that nobody with any reputation
worth preserving is willing to make
a forecast. The vacancies are so dis
tributed as to make sure the Demo
crats cannot lose a single one of their
members who are running for re-elec
tion. That doesn’t happen often in
any campaign and only happens now
because of the Harding landslide of
six years ago which swept the Dem
ocrats out from the senate and from
the debatable states in the North and
confined them to the solid South.” I
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Democrats Are Confident
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. (^—Chair
man Oldfield, of the Democratic con
gressional campaign committee, pre
dicted democrats have majorities both I
in the senate and the House of the
70th congress for “careful analysis of
various states lead me to believe we;
will not only overthrow the 36 con- j
gressional seats necessary to capture
the House but the gain will more j
closely approximate 50.”
Hi. IGiCl.
IS NO HE; DIES
AFTER OPERATION
COLLAPSED EIGHT DAYS AGO AT
THE END OF OPENING
PERFORMANCE
DETROIT, Nov. 1. (IP)—Harry Hou- j
dini, magician, died after a second I
operation performed to save his life.
He was operated on last Monday for
appendicitis. Houdini was ill when
he arrived eight days ago but his j
serious condition was unknown until:
he collapsed at the end of an opening
performance. Houdini was popularly
known to be of oriental birth, but he
was born in Wisconsin in 1874, the
son of Reverend Mayer Samuel,
Weiss. He acquired his theatrical
name by legal procedure. He was
eight years old when he first appear-1
ed on the stage. Starting his career
as a trapese performer he toured the;
world, later becoming interested in I
mysticism in China and his popularity j
lasted a quarter of a century.
CHAMBER COMMERCE MEETING
Tomorrow’s regular weekly meeting
Df the Seward Chamber of Commerce
will be held at the Seward Grill.
Noon is the time and don’t forget,
bring a friend.
ill WILL TU!
ALASKA OVER JAPAN
INDIANS ARE TOLD
BY PAUL MACHINE
ANOTHER PROMISE TO INDIANS
BY SUTHERLAND PARTY IS
THAT PART OF MILLION DOL
LARS IN TREASURY BE USED
FOR INDIAN CANNERIES
LITTLE MONEY IN JUNEAU
Twenty-One Towns in Southeastern
Alaska is Claimed by Independent
Organization
JUNEAU, Nov. 1. (JP)—Conserva
tive estimates for the First division
indicate Marquam will receive a 500
majority while his supporters claim
it will reach at least 700. Juneau and
Ketchikan are conceded to him by
the local Marquam organization which
also claims he will carry the town by
more than two to one and there is no
money to be had here on that basis,
but one wager was made at even
money.
It i3 reported Marquam will carry
Juneau three to one for virtually
every business man here is publicly
supporting him and nearly all prop
erty owners are pledged fo vote for
him. The division will cast between
5,200 and 5,300 votes. The Indepen
dent voters league issued a statement
this morning claiming Juneau, Ketchi
kan, Petersburg, Skagway, Haines,
Sitka, Tenakee, Mendenhall, Thane,
Hirst Cove, Gustavus, Salmon Creek,
Funter, Baranof, Fanshaw, Shakan,
Revilla, Charcoal Point and Wjind
ham are for Marquam with close votes
at Douglas, Wrangell and Hyder and
conceding all Indian precinct to Su
erland.
Apparently the size of Marquam’s
majority depends on the success of
his efforts to enforce the so called
literacy test law of 1925 and unusual
activity is noted at all Indian pre
cincts.
Reliable information received here
is to the effect the Paul machine plans
to vote at least 1400 tribesmen at
Hoonah. The Indians were told if
Marquam was elected Alaska would
be turned over to Japan. Among the
promises said to have been made to
the Indians was that part of a million
dollar surplus in the Territorial trea
sury will be used to establish com
munity canneries in Indian villages.
SUTHERLAND ID WICK
FAVOR 11 LAWYER
FOR NEXT DELEGATE
PROVIDING HOWEVER, SUTHER
LAND IS THROUGH, THEY
DECLARE
KETCHIKAN, Nov. 1. (^-Wicker
sham and Sutherland in speeches here
Friday night before a good sized
2rowd declared they were for William
L. Paul, Indian lawyer, for delegate
;o congress as a successor for Suther
land, when he is through. Both men
lauded him and his qualifications for
die place.