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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 233.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FOURTEEN CONVICTED
IN SEATTLE BOOZE
CASE OUT OF 11
BIG LIQUOR CONSPIRACY CASES
CRUMBLING OWING TO WEAK.
NESS OF EVIDENCE
SEATTLE, Oct. 25. (#>)—Fourteen
defendants in the second Olmstead
case were convicted and 22 acquitted
in a sealed verdict just opened. The
following were convicted on charges
of liquor conspiracy; Pete Dahl, Mike
Gaidosh, Lou G. Gilliam, Beck Gold
smith, Edward Graham, George Hears,
Kenneth Johnson, Gus Kuneman, Fred
Myers, Stanley McClousky, ElRoy
Mills, Erdst N. Poth, Chris Skrondal,
and Dave Trotsky. Those acquitted
included Wilbur Dow, customs broker;
Wiilliam Gookins, Island county sher
iff; W. E. L. Hedges, Seattle police
captain; Raymond Murphy, former
King county deputy sheriff; and Syl
vester Moore, a former prohibition
employe .
STRUCK FROM CALENDAR
SEATTLE, Oct. 25. (JP)—In an effort
to save the remaining big liquor con
spiracy cases from the fate of those
tried this month the Government
struck from the calendar the socalled
Comstock conspiracies which were
scheduled to come up for trial this
week.
Federal Judge Neterer advised the
Federal attorneys to eliminate the de
fendants against whom evidence was
weak. This action followred the ver
dict in the second Olmsted case and
the acquittal of all the defendants in
the Snohomish county liquor ring trial.
In the Olmsted case 77 were indicted
and 40 brought to trial and 14 convict
ed. The Government attorneys char
acterized the conviction of the 14 as
a victory but. court followers termed
it a failure saying all heads of the
smuggling ring escaped while petty
offenders were convicted.
The Comstock conspiracies involve
Police Lieutenant George Comstock
as the principal defendant and 53 oth
ers including eight other policemen.
NEW EXPRESS LINER IS
READY 1IDEN VOYAGE
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25. (/P)—The
Malolo new express liner constructed
for the route between California and
the HawaiLiaji Islands has completed
all tests off New York and will sail
from New York to arrive here Arms
tice day sailing on its maiden voyage
on November 16.
“RED" GRANGE INJURED
TROT LEG WAS BROKEN
CHICAGO, Oct. 25. (/P)— Harold
“Red” Grange, famous football player,
was carried off the field during the
game between the New York Yankees
and the Chicago Bears. It wTas first
thought his leg was broken but it
proved a strained tendon. Trafton of
the Bears bowled Grange over as the
latter received a pass near the close
of the fourth period.
CORDOVA IS Hi TO
LIFE. USING PENNIES
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; CORDOVA, Oct. 25. (^)—1The first
| pennies to be iput in general circula
i tion is to be introduced in a new store
| which is bringing in a large shipment
for their opening in the near future.
The nickel is now the smallest coin in
general use and the only place the
smaller change is needed is at the
post office.
COURT REVERSES
JUDGMENT ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CASE
NELLIE JUAN AND COPPER RIVER
PACKING COMPANY SUEING
FOR $7,325
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25. (JF)—The
United States Circuit Court of Ap
peal reversed its judgment which fav
ored the Alaska Steamship Co., as de
fendant in a suit brought against it by
the Copper River Packing Co., and of
the Nellie Juan Alaska Packing Co.
The tw’o companies had sued for
$7,325 damages for an alleged breach
of contract by the steamship company
asserting the defendants refused to
transport a shipment of cans from
Seattle to Alaska causing a serious
loss to the canneries. The suit was
appealed Vhen the motion for non-suit
was granted in the* Seattle Federal
Court.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. (/P)—Rumors
ithat Millicent Rogers, former Countess
Salm, was to be married Saturday to
Artuo Ramos at her Southampton, L.
I., home, were denied by her father,
Colonel H. Rogers. The Colonel said
there had been plans for the ceremony
but it was called off.
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CARILLON WILL PEAL FOR CONFEDERATION
TN the Peace Tower of Canada’s Parliament Buildings
* the great Carillon of fifty-three bells is being installed,
and will be reatiy for the Diamond Jubilee. The largest
bell weighs ten tons, the smallest sixteen pounds.
The inscription on the large bell reads :
** This Carillon was installed by tlie authority of Parliament to
commemorate the Peace of 1918 and to keep in remembrance the
service and sacrifice of Canada in the Great War. 1926.”
UNDER SECRETARY OF FINANCE
OF RUMANIA, MENILESCU,
PLACED UNDER ARREST
DUCHAREST, Rumania, Oct. 25. (/P)
—Martial law has been declared
throughout Rumania as the result of
the Government’s discovery of a plot
to bring about the return of Prince
Carol. The Government is master of
the situation whtah was revealed as
the nation was celebrating the sixth
birthday of King Michael.
CONSTERNATION REIGNS
BUCHAREST, Oct. 25. (/P)—Govern
ment circles were thrown into con
sternation by the sudden arrest of
Menilescu, under secretary of finance.
The Menilescu cabinet is charged with
plotting in the restoration of former
Crown Prince Carol and his right to
the throne. It Is said a number of j
compromising documents and consid- j
erable correspondance with the dis- j
inherited Prince were found in Men
ilescu’s possession. He has been incar
cerated in a military prison. The ar
rest caused a sensation throughout
| Rumania.
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: STRANGE STORY OF
ATTACK 61 OCTOPUS
I BROUGHT VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. 25. (JP)—
A strange story of the sea was related
here when it was said that Grant Me
Gregor, a fisherman, was attacked by
(an octopus. The octopus came up
with the -fishing gear being handled by
McGregor while his boat was at Prince
' Rupert. It reached out its .tenacles,
caught McGregor and tried to carry
him over the side of the boat. He
was rescued by deckhands who at
tacked the octopus with axes.
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SEARCHING PARTY FIND
SEVOONGA, Oct. 25. (JF)—The
searching party rested after three
days of searching in a blinding north
ern gale and snowstorm for the mys
tery sailor who disappeared after land,
ing on an unfrequented beach in a 14
foot steel sail boat
PORTION OF TEAPOT
DIE SUSCEPTIBLE
OE DRAINAGE, SAID
SADDLE OF OIL Y
LOCATED SAYS k
DEPARTS
WASHINGTON, Oct
possibility of drainage of oil from tne
northern part of the Teapot Dome was
brought to the attention of Fall as
early as in 1921 the defense brought
about on the seventh day of the trial.
Tinder cross examination Arthur Am- i
brose, employe of the Interior Depart
ment reported to Fall in 1921 that the
saddle in Teapot Dome had been er
roneously-located and. tha£ P$rt of the
reserve was susceptible of drainage by
wells locateed in the Salt Creek field
to the north.
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IS
ROME, Oct. 25. (i^P)—Barones-s Apol
lonia Alessandra Markwiart, beautiful
Russian woman, committed suicide in
a Naples hotel. She left a note with
request that the many photographs of
Beniam Gigli, opera tenor, be buried
with her.
FILM ACTRESS INJURED
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 25. (/P)—Kath
leen Key, film actress, was injured j
in an auto crash.
BE IN THE PACIFIC
INSTRUMENTS ALL OVER UNITED
STATES AND HONOLULU REG
ISTERED SHOCK
SEATTLE, Oct. 25. (£>)—Earth
quake shocks of considerable inten
sity shook Southeastern Alaska sever
ing cables between Ketchikan and
Wrangell and between Juneau, Haines,
Skagway, breaking dishes and stop
ping clocks. Reports from Western.
Alaska are lacking with the exception
of Seward which reported no quake
had been felt there. Some indications
point to the center of disturbance in
the Pacific off the coast of Alaska
Dr. Perry Byerlt, of the tT
o 'a reports. -e
i the distur’
centered 1,650 milees noruwoai
Berkeley and lasted from 8:05 to
10:30 a. m.
In Honolulu Dr. Jaggar, director of
the Mount Kilauea Volcano Labratory,
notified the hydrographic office tidal
waves /were dangerous to shipping.
Earth shocks were recorded by seis
mographs all over the United States
and in m£ny instances throwing the
needles recording pin off of drums
because of its violence.
Officers in charge of the Alaska
cable here said a ship will depart
from Seattle on Wednesday to repair
breaks in the Ketchikan and Wran
gell cable in the line from Juneau to
Haines and Skagway. Water swim
ming pools in the Y. M. C. A in Seat
tle and Everett swayed gently from
side to side about 10 in the morning
the movement lasting for one hour
and a half.
COOLIE WILL BE
BIITED SAY
SEN. SUN FESS
SENTIMENT AMONG RANK AND
FILE WILL COMPEL PRESI
DENT BE CANDIDATE
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. (A3)—President
Coolidge despite his now famous,“do
not choose to run”, statement will in
evitably .be renominated by the Re
publican National Convention unless
he issues another statement saying he
would not accept such nomination,
Senator Simon Fess of Ohio, close
friend of the President declared. Fess
said he believed Governor Smith will
certainly receive the democratic nomi
nation and such a move would in
crease the demand for the renomina
tion of President Coolidge. While
Fess explained he thought President
Coolidge was sincere in saying he
would not be a candidate for renomi
aation, he emphasized the fact that ap
parently sentiment for Mr. Coolidge
was strong in rank and file of the
party throughout the country.
NEW TRUST BORN
PARIS, Oct. 25. (iP)—Another pow
erful European industrial trust came
Into being with the formation of
Franco-German Chemical Entente,
which aims to secure greater economy
md superior production.