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VOLUME XXII, NUMBER 209. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1927.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE TEN CENTS
SCORES OF LIVES
LOST 1 ALPINE
FLOODS; BIO RAINS
INHABITANTS CAUGHT IN RUSH
ING TORRENTS BEFORE ABLE
REACH MOUNTAINS
LONDON, Sept. 27. (£>)—Scores of
lives are believed to have been, lost
in the Alpine floods which inundated
the Principality of Leichtenstein, in
the eastern section of Switzerland,
and the upper Trentino, Italy, after
tremendous rains. Many villages were
under several feet of water and some
of the inhabitants were caught by the
rushing torrents before they could
reach the mountain sides and perish
ed. Actual fatalities are unknown and
cannot be computed until the broken
communications are restored.
BEflim CONTESTS,
DARWINIAN THEORY.
SUBJECTS ATTACK
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF NAT
IONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC
WOMEN
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. (IP)—
Beauty contests and the Darwinian
theory of evolution are under fire at
the annual convention of the National
Council of Catholic women. At the
meeting, to which approximately 100
delegates attended, beach pageants of
semi-bare competitions, were bitterly
attacked and a resolution passed de
nouncing such displays as detrimental
to the welfare of girls of America.
Evolution and one of its recent ex
ponents, the Lord Bishop of Briming
ham, Eng , was assailed in an address
by the Right Rev. Joseph Schrembe,
Bishop of Cleveland.
EIGUTAS® OF
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
COMES TO AN END
RETIRING PRESIDENT DELIVERS
MESSAGE ON WORK ACCOMP
LISHED
GENEVA, Sept. 27. (JP)—The eighth
assembly of the League of Nations,
which has been considering disarma
ment and securuity problems for the
past few weeks, came to a close, on
an optimistic note, sounded by the re
tiring President, Alberta Guani, Uru
guauan ambassador to France. Guani
said the work done by the assembly
was such that “in the near future we
will obtain the first reduction in arma
ments and a better definition of gua
rantees of security.”
FLIERS STILL MISSING
BASRA, Sept. 27. (#)—1The anxiety
is increasing here over the fate of
Lieut, Koenneck and his companions
who were due Saturday from Angora,
Turkey. Inquiries for news of the fli
ers have been sent in all directions.
deipsey guaranteed
BING ACCORDING
TO ILLINOIS LAW
JOE BENJAMIN SAYS JACK WAS
OVERTRAINED ONE WEEK;
FLYNN’S FAULT
CHICAGO, Sept. 27. (&)—Under
the law Jack Dempsey is guaranteed
a hearing by the Illinois Boxing Com
mission if he desires to protect the
decision which favored Tunney. The
commission’s chairman, Regheimer,
said a rumpus was being raised over
the decision in an effort to ballyhoo
a third championship fight between
the pair. Joe Benjamin, Pacific Coast
lightweight, blamed Flynn for Demp
sey’s defeat, saying Jack was one
week overtrained and should have
been sent out to win the fight ii^
three rounds.
ACTRESS MID PILOT
MAROONED FIVE DATS
SAN BERNADINO, Sept. 27. (£>)—
Missing five days, the monoplane
“Spirit of Hollywood, arrived safely in
Yermo with Miss Marion Mark, mo
tion picture actress, and pilot Frank
Tomick, after having been marooned
on the Mojave Desert with engine trou
ble and a blown out tire.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington, 114; Boston, 1-2.
Detroit, 2; Cleveland, 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh, 1; Chicago, nothing. Six
innings, rain.
New York, 2; Philadelphia, 9.
St. Louis, 3; Cincinnati, 1.
MOTHER BY THROAT
MOTHER ENDEAVORED PROTECT
12 YEAR OLD SON SAYING SHE
SHOT HUSBAND
BERKLEY, Calif., Sept. 27. (JP)—
Calmly cleaning his gun while police
; investigators stood grouped about him,
Jerone F. Cornell, 12 year old boy
scout, admitted killing his father,
Charles Vanalderwelt, age 35, mana
ger of the American Exphess Co., of
San Francisco, because "he was a
i brute and had my mother by the
! throat.” The boy’s mother first tried
; to protect her son by saying she did
1 the shooting, Jerome then admitted
the shooting and his story corroborat
ed by his 13 year setp brother. Mrs.
Vanalderwelt then revealed the truth
and said her husband had attacked
her on a previous occasion.
1CKER5HAAA ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY AS DELEGATE
! REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
JUNEAU. Sept. 27. (/P)— James
j Wickershani, former federal judge and
; former Alaska delegate to Congress,
announced lie will be a candidate at
| the preliminary election next April for
j delegate to the Republican National
i convention. He said that at this time
I
J he regarded Hughes as the strongest
man mentioned for the Republican
nomination.
COLORADO RIVER
m ROOD STAGE
DAMAGE THREATENS
SANTA FE RAILROAD ORDERS
LARGE FORCE WORKMEN, MA
TERIAL ASSEMBLED
SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 27. (£>)—
The Colorado river has reached the
flood stage and serious damage is
threatened at Needles Ariz., according
to advices from that city.
The Santa Fe Railroad Co., has or
dered large forces of men and mater
ials assembled. The river will reach
the 22 foot stage this evening, it was
predicted at Needles, which is some-;
what higher than the flood stage last!
spring when serious damage to the
city was threatened.
SON IS BORN TO WIFI j
PREMIER OE ITILI
ROME, Sept. 27. (JP)— Donna Rach
ele Mussolini, wife of the Italian Prem- j
ier, gave birth to a son who will be j
baptized Romano Both are doing I
well. Premier Mussolini arrived at !
Carpena yesterday in anticipation of
the event. The new boy makes four
children.
WATER NOTICE
Water may be shut off at the Ar
cade, Commerce Cafe and the Palace
i
at 9 o’clock tonight. ..
JUST }
MY SIZE /
HEIR 10 MILLIONS
DISAPPEARS; EEARS
FELT FOOL PLAT
HAD SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS CASH ON HIM WHEN
LAST SEEN
NEW YORK, Sept. 27. (£>)—'The
New York Times says Richard J. Rey
nolds, aged 21, President of the Rey
nolds Airways and oldest son of the
late founder of the R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co., and one of the five heirs
of a fortune estimated at $50,000,000,
disappeared 11 days ago.
Unsuccessful efforts on the part of
relatives, friends and private detec
tives to find him have aroused the
fear he has met either with an acci
dent or foul play from persons who
mnght have known he had several
thousands of dollars cash "with him
when last seen in New York on the
morning of September 16.
THIRD BOUT LOOMS
BETWEEN GENWACK
TOURNAMENT NEXT
TEX RICKARD AND DEMPSEY
TALKING OVER BOXING
FUTURE FORMER CHAMP
NEW YORK, Sept. 27. (/P)— Jack
Dempsey came to New York to talk
over his boxing future with Tex Rick
ard. Dempsey is believed to be seri
ously considering entering the heavy
weight elimination tournament which
Rickard has planned for this winter
and -spring.
A third fight between Dempsey and
Tunney was one of the main topics
of their talk. Very few professed the
belief Dempsey will be successful in
an attempt to lift the title but nearly
everybody agreed he is still the big
gest drawing power in the business.
Dempsey said “It youldn’t take me
long to get ready. I feel fine with
two fights under my belt/
VOLSTED EFFIGY
BURNEO AT SEA
BY LEGIONNAIRES
PRACTICE IS BEING CONTINUED
HOURLY IN PARIS CAFES,
; SAY RUMORS
PARIS, Sept. 27. (JP)—'The Ameri
can Legionnaires inaugurated 'their
week in France by a tribute to the
sacrifice of the heroic dead, General
John J. Pershing said, “They repre
sented a country which has ever
fought for Liberty and justice. They
represented the flower of young Amer
ican manhood and they have laid their
sacrifice on the altar of freedom.”
Andrew Voldtead, the “father of
prohibition’ was buried in effigy at
sea,on the way across, by members of
the Legion, Rumors state that the
practice is being continued hourly, at
the Paris cafes.