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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 130.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
MUTINOUS CONVICTS
SURRENDER SELVES
JETER 77 HOURS
FORCES FAVORING SURRENDER
OVERPOWER FIFTY OF THE
STRIKE LEADERS
LANSING, Kas., June 25. (£>)—A;
short, fierce battle within the ranks!
of 328 mutinous convicts in the peni
tentiary coal mine resulted in victory,
for the forces favoring surrender and
ended the uprising. In the battle
about 70 convicts, driven by hunger
after 77 hours of self-imposed incar
ceration 720 feet below ground, allied
themselves against 50 strike leaders
and overpowered them. The men
were brought to the mine head 12 at
a time. Each group was met by a
squad with guns and ordered to go to
the laundry, take a bath and change
clothes, then get supper. Several of
the mutineers were carried from the
mine hoist.
HARVARD wan CREW
DEFEATS YALE, REGATTA
NEW YORK, June 25. (/P)—Leading
from start to finish of a thrilling four
mile race Harvard’s varsity crew
swept out of the shadows of defeat to
conquer Yale for the first time in
seven years. Harvord won by three
quarters of a length. Yale Juniors
and Freshman won.
CHILES HESS EULESS
TO SHUT UP SHOP MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, June 25. (£>)—All
gambling houses throughout Mexico
have been ordered closed by President
Calles. The order is intended mainly
to clean up border towns, it is stated,
since gambling places operate openly
in only a few interior cities.
GENERAL WOOD ILL
CHICAGO, June 25. (/P)—Governor 1
General Leonard Wood was so weak j
when he arrived at Rapid City he j
Lad to be lifted into President I
Coolidge’s automobile for the trip to
the summer White House. It was
said he would take lip his post in
the Philippines next September.
STAGE COSTUMES STOLEN
LOS ANGELES. June 25. (JP)—The
theft of several thousand dollars
worth of gowns, costumes and other
articles of clothing from the dressing
rooms of a theatre here when P&tsy
Ruth Miller and Charles Ray, film
players and 11 others, actors and ac
tresses, were rehearsing for a stage
play, was reported to the police yes
terday. A single finger print was the
only clue left by the thieves.
Bill TAYLOR RETAINS
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CHICAGO. June 25. (&)— Bud Tay
lor retains his claim to the world’s
bantamweight championship winning
a decision over Tony Canzoneri in a
furious ten-rounder. The fight was
witnessed by 20,000 fans and the re
ceipts were $65,000. A sizzling pace
was set by Taylor from the start
which influenced two judges and the
referee to cast their ballots in his
favor.
PLOT IS DISCOVERED
TO BUST OUT WALL
PRISONERS PLANNED PILLAGE
MISSOURI TOWN AND ESCAPE
IN AUTOMOBILES
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. June 25.
(/P)—A plot to blow up the east wall J
of the Missouri penitentiary late yes
terday while more than 300 inmates
were on the playground was discov
ered late yesterday by prison officials
through one of the convict leaders in
the plot. Everything had been set
for the break to be made in the after
noon. A hole had been cunningly
drilled in the wall during the last sev
eral weeks. Once outside the convicts
planned to raid and pillage the homes
in this section and escape in automo
biles.
COMMERCIAL ARTIST DEAD
NEW ROCHELLE. N. Y., June 25.
(/P)—Cole Phillips, one of the best
known of commercial artists in the
United States, died here.
POST MORTEM SEIIT FILE!
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CHICAGO, June 25. (/P)—Charging
that William Shepherd, executor and
chief legate of the §1,000,000 estate of
Billy McClintock had prevented the
youth from marrying her prior to his
death, for which Shepherd was ac
quitted, Isabelle Pope, a Chicago girl,
yesterday filed suit for a share in the
huge estate.
KING TRAVELING INCOGNITO
MADRID, June 25. (Jp)—King Al
phonso of Spain left for London,
traveling incognito. He was accom
panied only by Duke of Murnda his
Majordomo.
HAGEN WINS ROWING RACE
LONG BEACH. June 25. (&)—
Frank Hagen of Australia won the
rowing race from Long Beach to Cata
lina Island yesterday. His time was
fivft hours and 45 minutes.
LINDBERGH’S MEDALS
Cross of The Legion of Honor—
France.
Medal and Pin of American La
fayette Escadrille.
Royal Air Force Cross—Great
Britain.
The Order of Leopold—Belgium.
Aero Club of France Gold Medal.
Swedish Aero Club Gold Plaque.
Distinguished Flying Crass —
United States.
Medal of Valor—New York State.
Various other clubs and societies
have proposed awarding their badg
es of merit to Lindbergh, several
of which are expected to materi
alize during his American recep
tions.
A movement already has been
started to give him a Congressional
Medal of Honor when Congress
convenes.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Hollywood 9, Los Angelas 4.
Missions 11, San,Francisco 15.
Sacramento 4. Seattle 5.
Oakland 10, Portland 3.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 9, Chicago 4.
Washington 5, Boston 3.
St. Louis 2. Cleveland 1—10 innings.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 7-5, Philadelphia 3-6.
Boston 5, Brooklyn 3.
Chicago 4, Pittsburg 2.
Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 3—11 innings.
NEW YORK. June 25. (JP)—Lou
Gehrig smashed out three home runs
in a single contest against the hope
less Red Sox and the Yankees took
the fifth straight game from Boston.
Homers brought Gehrig’s total up to
21. Babe ruth has 24.
The Giants took a double-header
from the Boston Braves.
The Chicago Americans lost again
and dropped into third place, the Aht
letics taking the runner-up position
ten games behind the Yankees.
CHARLIE AND LITA
LOS ANGELES. June 25. (/P)—
Charlie Chaplin the comedian yes
terday sought to force Lita Grey
Chaplin his wife to answer several
questions in regard to her suit for
divorce and the charges she made
in her petition.
WOMAN WILLING HOP OCEAN
HAMBURG, June 24. (£>)—'The
Rase he, Germany’s only licensed wo
man air pilot, is willing to fly across
the Atlantic provided somebody gives
her a plane. She started from Ham- <
burg for Berlin today by air .to at
tend a dinner in honor of Chamber
lain and Levine; also to discuss with ’
them technical questions regarding ;
their Atlantic flight. i
PH LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, June 25. (/P)~
More than a score of prominent Los
Angeles financiers, brokers and busi
ness men were “arrested by tele
phone” when informed over the wires
they were among the 55 indicted by
the grand jury today for alleged con
nection with the Julian Petroleum
stock overissue embroglio. They
were ordered to surrender immedi
ately.
FILIPINO LOVER RUNS
AMOK KILLS FIANCE;
IS THEN SHOT DOWN
GIRL’S JAPANESE FATHER PLAYS
ROLE OF AVENGER AFTER
HOUSE MADE SHAMBLES
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 25. (/P)
—Haruka Suyeda, a pretty 16-year-old
Japanese girl, was shot and killed in
the presence of her mother and fath
er. and her sweetheart, Udor Garcia,
aged 20. a Filipino, was killed at her
feet and a ranch house onthe Nichols
ranch, near here, "was turned into a
shambles early yesterday. Both par
ties are in jail. Garcia was killed by
the girls’ father at the end of a terrific
four-cornered battle in which the
mother and father tried to save their
daughter. Mrs. Suyeda and her hus
band were beaten up badly by the
Filipino and both are now being held
in the jail here.
HELD IN LOVE MAD FRENZY
KILLS 10 AND SUICIDES
WEED, Calif., June 25. (£>)—In an
hour of murderous frenzy E. A. Ball,
aged 38 years, a garage man, yester
day morning riddled with bullets and
killed the woman who had spurned his
professed love and then shot and
killed her husband and later commit
ted suicide by drinking poison.
EARLY CRISIS WAGE DISPUTE
CHICAGO, June 25. (/P)—Possi
bility of early crisis in wage dispute
between the officials and Trainmen
Union of the surface lines loomed
following positive refusal of Presi
ient Blair of the lines to accede to
he demands for wage increase.
VALUABLE CONVENTION
WASHINGTON, June 25. (£>)—Gen.
iral Pershing declared that the
Vmerican Legion convention which
vill be held in Paris in September
vill prove valuable aid in creating
i greater friendship between France
tnd America.
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WITH 254 LISTED
SEATTLE, June 25. (£>)—'The S. S.
Aleutian sailed at 9 o’clock this morn
ing and carried 254 passengers. Se
ward passengers include: Mrs. L.
Ferguson and daughter. H. E. Ells
1 worth, John McGuin, W. H. Mailer,
wife and daughter, J. A. Sorenson, An
'nabelle Flin, W. H. Evans, Mrs. Wood
i
cock, Mrs. McQueen, Mrs. E. Robbins,_
Dr. R. Hammond and wife, Esther
Rasmussen and three of family, E. W.
Grinnell, wife and daughter. J. F.
Dennis and wife, Wm. Strupe, Mrs. A.
H. Meyer. Mrs. M. T. Molson, Clar
ence E. White, C. Antharoun, Sam
Story and wife, W. Palmer and wife,
A. F. Molock, A. H. Piepenburg and
wife, F. C. Banguart and wife, Mrs. E.
White and two children. Mrs. F. J.
Date, Miss E. Allen. Miss M. Weyman,
Miss A. Peters, Miss A. Dennison,.A.
B. Carpenter and wife, Mrs. H. Des
mond, J. E. Smith, D. Sullivan, C. J.
Lange, Clara Leffer, Miss Fonts, Mary
Cavanaugh, Lydig Larson, G. P. Arde
man, Madeline Johnson, Mrs. G. H.
Sunderlage, Mrs. Hattie Skinner and
three children, Mrs. H. Walker, Miss
Monolaw, J. T. Olaworc-h, Mrs. A.
i Olson, Miss E. Boue and sister, Allan
Doyle, Lawrence Saunders, Miss G. B.
Stevens, Wm. M. Miller and wife,
Mrs. I. Walverton, Miss Graham, Miss
Grandsleven, Miss A. Lindley, Miss
E. Durt, Mrs. P. Meir, Miss A. Fendt,
Warren Day, H. G. Westad. R. Light
and two steerage.
RAILROADERS DENIED INCREASE
CHICAGO. June 25. (/P)—A wage in
crease was denied to nearly G5.000
conductors and trainmen on the West
ern railroads. The board of arbitra
tion had been asked an average ad
vance of SI.00 a day.
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Mrs. Lukens, wife of Lieut. Com.
Lukens of the Geodetic Survey steam
er Surveyor, is leaving for Anchor
age to spend a few days with Mr. and
Mrs. Noel W. Smith.
What is thought to be the record
king salmon was taken by Joe McGill
in upper Cook Inlet this week. The
fish, which is on exhibiton in an An
chorage mdrket, weighs 168 pounds.
The S. S. Admiral Watson, due in
port tomorrow from 'the Westward,
will sail south tomorrow evening.
The S. S. Starr is expected to re
turn from the Westward early next
week.
Traveling by special train from An
chorage 125 tourists, representing the
Criswell’s and Cook’s parties, will ar
rive in Seward Sunday to make con
nection with the S. S. Alaska south
bound.
Celebrate The Fourth In Seward