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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 101.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927.
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MOSTLY BODIES OF SMALL CHIL
DREN — ANDREW KEYSOLE,
FARMER IS RESPONSIBLE
LANSING. Mich., May 19. (VP)—
Twenty bodies were removed from the
wreckage of the district school at
Bath, ten miles north of here, which
was destroyed by a blast, presumably
caused by dynamite. The bodies are
mostly those of small children. Among
the bodies was that of Andrew Key
sole. who witnesses said, had been
seen lurking near the school house.
The police found four sticks of dyna
mite at the farmers’ home. Neighbors
revealed that he recently lost his farm
when a mortgage was foreclosed.
DEATH TOLL THIRTY-FIVE
LANSING. Mich.. May 19. (/Pi—'The
death toll in two school house explo
sions is known to be more than 35.
mi 'tly young children. The State po
lice announced that an investigation
revealed Andrew Kelioe had placed 500
P'muds of dynamite in the cellar of the
s, in ol and wired connection with the
dynamite. In his automobile outside
he caused the explosion by firing a
high-power rifle into the dynamite. In
a similar manner Kehoe previously
destroyed his home and barn with dy
namite.
f/CST CF PRISONERS ARE CATH
OLICK$: CHARGED WITH SE
DITION
MEXICO CITY, May 19. (£>)—Move
than 2,000 persons are in jail on the
charge of seditions and revolutionary
activities, FI Sol said today are to
be deported soon to Tres Marias,
Mexico’s Tropical penal colony in
the Pacific. The island sometimes
is likened to France’s pern! colony
Devils Mend. The newspapers pre
sume t ' it most of these prisoners1
are Carho ps and adds that their de
portation will go far to crush the
Catholic Revolution againthe gov
ernment.
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SAN PEDRO. Calif., May 19. (£>)—
Wielding knives and fire axes two
in the engine room of the Dollar liner
score of Chinese stokers and tenders
President Wilson rushed six white of
ficers here this morning. The Chinese
were erpulsed and returned to their
duties.
HIGH Mi PRESENTED
TO FIRMER NEWSBOY
BERKELEY. Calif., May ID. (/P)—
Tlie highest honor in the gift of the
University of California to a graduat
ing student .the University Medal, was
presented today to Daniel Silverman
of Oakland, a former newsboy who has
worked his way through college. Sil
verman was chosen as the outstanding
student of a graduating class of 2,083
students who received diplomas yes
terday at the 4th annual commence
ment exercises.
STEAMSHIP CAPTAIN
REPORTS SIGHTING
PLANE WRECKAGE
PATROL BOATS DISPATCHED TO
INVESTIGATE-MAY BE NUN
GESSER'S PLANE
BOSTON. May 19. (£»>—Hope was
revived that the enigma of the disap
pearance of the French aviators might
he solved as a fleet of coast guard
and government patrol boats were dis
patched to investigate a bit of wreck
age 100 miles at sea yesterday, rap
tain Ring of the Shipping Board steam
er Bellepline told of sighting a spread
of natural colored wood 20 feet long
with cross and traverse ribs similar to
an airplane wing about dusk Monday.
Efforts to take the wreckage in tow
were futile and it was soon swallowed
up in the night.
WILLS IS FAVORITE
SAN FRANCISCO. May 19. (fP)—
Young Harry Wills of San Francisco
was quoted a* 2 to 1 todav to bead
Jimmy Cottrell. Spokane Right weight
at Dreamland Rink he e tomorrow
night.
MRS. VIRLA KIMBALL STARTS
ACTION FOR ALLEGED DE
FAMATION OF CHARACTER
LOS ANGELES, May 19. [f?)~Aimee
Semple McPherson, evangelist, and
her mother were sued for $1,00.000 by
Mrs. Virla Kimball. Mrs. Kimball
says that the evangelist referred to
her as the woman who spent several
days in a cottage with Kenneth Or
miston.
LABOR PREMIER FLAYS BILL
PHILADELPHIA, May 19. (/P)—
Ramsay MacDonald, former Labor
Premier of England, assailed the
trades union bill now before the Brit
ish Parliament, saying that it is so
seditious and disloyal that govern
ment could be justifiably impeached
for its enactment.
IS F0U1 BURIED
WAS IN CHARGE OF WESTWARD
RANCHING COMPANY WHEN
MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHED
SEATTLE. May 10. (/P)—'The body
of Phillip H. Munro, long missing Se
attle man, has been found buried in
a shallow, unmarked grave on the
northern shore of Kanaga Island,
in the eastern Aleutians, said a cable
gram to his daughter, Mrs. Robert M.
Johnson, from the commandant of the
Bering sea patrol.
Munro, aged 58, went north in June,
1925, to take charge of a ranching
company’s fox farms on an island near
Kanaga. Two men named Shruger
and Marrah, who were in charge of the
fox farm, vanished mysteriously
March last year. Shruger's hat was
later found, but no trace was discov
ered of the boat in whic^ they set out
to do exploring.
Munro was then transferred to Ka
naga to take charge for the company.
There Louis Betteridge. aged 22, of
Seattle, went north to join Munro.
Betteridge remained two months. Mun
ro disappeared in August, last year.
Betteridge came to Seattle and dis
appeared after he is reported to have
told the fur company officials that
Munro put out to sea in a dory to ex
plore the north end of the island, and
failed to return. Indians found the
boat several days later.
The cablegram to Munro’s (laughter
said a man named Johnson found the
body, and Harold E. Bowman, presi
dent of the fur farming company, is
reported bound for Seattle on the S. S.
Victoria.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
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I Washington 3, Detroit 5.
Boston 6. St. Louis 8.
Only games played.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburg 13, New York 6.
St. Louis 1, Boston 8.
Chicago 7, Brooklyn 4.
Cincinnati-Philadelphia—rain.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
i Portland 4, Seattle 6.
| Mossions 7, Los Angeles 1.
Oakland 4, Sacramento 1.
Hollywood 0, San Francisco 10.
TO RELEASE SCHOONER
LOS ANGELES, May 19. (/P)—Re
lease of the power Schooner Haka
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jdate, famous alike for its rum runn
jing activities and as the ship on
which Jack Ixtndon penned his “Sea
Wolf” is in prospect.
NEW LANDING FIELD OKEH
SAN F*' ‘ 'TOISCO, May 19. (/P)— An
airship . at San Francisco’s new
airport. 7ne plans, from Crissy Field,
carrying ^eph J. PbPBps, city right
of way ageut, made e test landing
all O. K., he reporter.
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WITHOUT CONTROLS
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 10. (JP)
—Leo Nomis, air reserve officer, to
day flew an airplane 45 minutes with
out touching the controls with his
hands in a test of a stabilizing device
designed by Robert Mitton of Salt
Lake City.
REBELLIOUS YAQUI
MOVEMENT IN MEX.
FEDERAL TROOPS RUSH TO MEET
INDIAN FOLLOWERS OF ADOL
PHO HUERTA
NOGALES, Ariz., May 19. (/P)—A
crisis in the rebellious movement of
the Yaqui Indians against the Mexi
can government appeared near today
as the Federal troops rushed prepa
rations to meet a band of redmen pro
claimed to he followers of Adolpho
Huerta, former provisional President,
reported to be marching northward
toward the Nogales-Sonora area. En
trenchments have been thrown around
the border town by the Federals, and
are visible from the American side.
Hundreds of motorists hold vantage
points north of the boundary watch
ing the military activities.
HOT DEBATES UNDER WAY
LONDON, May 19. (TP) -The great
struggle over the fate of the govern
ment's trade disputes and trades
union hill began in the House of
Commons yesterday in a super-heat
ed atmosphere which led to excited
scenes. Lies, rubbish and liar were
charges hurled at the opening talks.
ICE POOL WINNER
KEHOE DISPOSES OF BUSINESS
AND PLANS MAKING VISIT TO j
PARENTS
NENANA, May 19. (/P)—Edward
Kehoe of Fairbanks received $34,790
from the ice pool committee. Kehoe'
said he had sold his garage business
in Fairbanks and has made no plans
for the future except to go to Tacoma
and visit his parents, then he will re-1
turn to Fairbanks and probably lo
cate in business.
CAUGHT WITHOUT GIN
COWBOY ROPES PITIES
ALPINE, Texas, May 19. (/P)—En
countering a panther while he was
munching on the carcass of a yearling
calf early today, Tom Burdett, ranch
foreman, scored a perfect hit with his
lariat and succeeded in roping the an
imal to a tree. He had left his wea
pons at the ranch 1 'use.
TWENTY-MILE CURRENT FLOW
ING IN LOWLANDS—FORTY
BELIEVED TRAPPED
NEW ORLEANS. May 19. (/P)—With
approximately 8.000 square miles in
undated the residents of South Cen
tral Louisiana are helplessly watch
ing the flood. An undetermined num
ber of lives have been lost and the
prospects are that many more will
perish before the waters finally fall.
At Melville ten negroes are reported
drowned. At Rosa plantation the fate
of 40 persons is unknown. They are
thought to be trapped in the lowlands
where a 20-mile an hour current is
flowing.
W. T. Clark reported the drowning
of a man and his two sons. Clark
said he removed the mother from the
roof of a floating house and before he
could reach the others the house ca
reened and they were swept away.
The bodies have not been found.
Army engineers say 20 parishes are
covered by the flood and that approx
imately 5,200,000 acres are inundated.
FOLLOWERS ATTACK TOWNS
KILLING POLICEMAN; ONE
OTHER WOUNDED
MANILA. May 19. (£>)—The upris
ing headed by Fior Intrencherado,
insane Filipino, v.ho has proclaimed
himself Emperor of the Philippines,
caused increasing concern to the
constabulary today when reports
were received that he and Ms follow
ers had attacked four town? on Neg
ro’s1 Island. Starting at Victoria,
Negro’s Island Intrencherado’s fol
lowers killed one policeman and
wounded another. They attacked
the nuinnicipal building and 12 were
captured.
TOUCHES AT QUiTINE
VICTORIA, B. C., May 19. (£>)—'The
steamer Federalship touched the Wil
liams Head quarantine station en
route to Vancover. The vessel’s
hatches were sealed in the same shape
as when the vessel left San Francis
co a week ago with its million dollar
cargo after being detained two months
by the United States.
SAN DIEGO STOCK QUOTATIONS
SAN DIEGO, May 19. (£>)—Bank of
Italy new 116 3-4, Caterpillar 28 1-8.