VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 257. SEWARD ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1926. PRICE TEN CENTS
Blood Again Flows at Herrin;
Machine Guns Used Gangsters;
Mayor Falls Victim of Bullets
VICTIMS OF ASSASSINS’ BULLETS LURED TO
ROADHOUSE BY TELEPHONE CALL-GUNMEN
OPEN FIRE AS DASH BY IN THREE AUTOMO
BILES—MAYOR FALLS MORTALLY WOUNDED
AT FIRST VOLLEY -GANG LEADER HAD SWORN
VENGEANCE ON DEAD OFFICIAL
^ CHIEF OF POLICE WOUNDED BHD TWO SHOT TO DEATH
Mayor Recenty Exhonerated for Killing Former Chief of j
Police—Alleged Political Activities of Officials Incen
tive for Assassination—Boxer Accompanying Mayor
Killed When Attempting to Assist Latter
HERRIN, 111., Nov. 9. (/P)—Machine gun volleys
from three automobiles on the highway near Herrin
killed Mayor Jeff Stone, aged 51, and John Milroy, 21, a
boxer, and injured Chief of Police Kieth Stone. Milroy
was struck down as he stood in front of a roadhouse.
Keith was wounded as he started to run from the place.
Stone and Keith were in a poolroom when they re
ceived a call to the roadhouse. The gunmen drove by
shortly after their arrival and leveled their guns at Stone.
> He fell mortally woitnded. Milroy was shot when he ran
to the assistance of the mayor.
A report is current that Charles Birger, gangleader
had sworn vengeance on Stone for not supporting the Re
publican ticket in last week’s election. The mayor was
r exonerated last summer of the murder of former Chief of
Police Freeman after testimony was presented that Stone
tired in self-defense when the two men wrangled over the
conduct of the city government.
' FIFTY EMPLOYES CLAIM
HAMMOND GO. FAILED
TO OBSERVE CONTHAC1
SEATTLE, Nov. 8. (£>)—W. A. Gil
^ more has filed ia the Superior court
' for 50 miners against the Hammond
Consolidated Gold Fields company foi
$19,622 . It is averred that the com
4 p»any orally promised them 120 shiifts
•work at $7.00 per shift if the plain,
tiffs would go to Nome on June 2
The suit asks fare of $100 each
which the company advanced and
took out of their wages, and whal
would be earned if they had worked
120 shifts.
CHALLENGE SENT ANCHORAGE
The Seward basketball team sent
a wire over to Anchorage last night
challenging the best team they have
1 available for a Thanksgiving series tc
be played off here. In all probability
the Anchorage aggregation will an
swer in tomorrow’s mail.
DENIES SEEKING BIG LOAN
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Reports
from Budapest that Rumania is ar.
ranging a $10,000,000 loan from Am.
* erican bankers was denied in Wall
street.
NO EVIDENCE EMBEZZLEMENT
> LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7.—Judge
‘mallard yesterday dismissed tech,
nical charges of embezzlement
against District Attorney Keyes. The
court ruled that no evidence of em
bez^iment had been proven.
DEMPSEY LOSES LEGAL BOUT
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. (JP)—Jack
Dempsey, former world champion
heavyweight, lost the opening battle
of his legal fight against his former
manager, Jack Kearns. The court de
nied a motion to dismiss all actions
i
! against the former champion.
IUHRY KARSTENS WILL ASK
FOII ROAD APPROPRIATION
SEATTLE, Nov. 8. (^P)—-Harry
Karstens, superintendent of Mount
McKinley national park, here en
route to Washingtn to attend the
conference of national park super
intendents, declared: “Given $500,
000 for roads in McKinley park It
would build up a big tourist business
for The Alaska Railroad.” Karstens
said he will recommend the construc
tion of 50 miles of Automobile high
way from Savage River camp to
Copper Mountaain as soon as con
gress appropriates the money.
FIRST DIVISION
LORING—Marquam 3, Sutherland,
20; Batcheller 1, Shattuck 4, Steel 44;
Benjamin 44, Ferguson 45, Gurr 4,
Hardy 5, Kubley B. Locken 5, Paul 41,
Worth 43, Shakan and; Tokeen not yet
available.
SHORTER HOURS IN SCHOOL
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. (JP)—A short
er work day for school children was
advocated by Dr. Harriss, health com
missioner, who said the shortage of
buildings is proving a blessing in dis
guise because it puts the children on
part time.
WHERE THE A.1MY AND NAVY TEAMS WiLL CLASH
The annual football game between the Army and Navy teams will be
played in Chicago for the first time,) this year, in the big Grant Park Stadium
on November 27. Notwithstanding its enormous capacity, the stadium, pic
tured above promisis to be none too large to accommodate the immense
crowd which is expected.
MARIO AND SINGLE
MEN TO CLASH AT
ANNUAL CLASSIC, USHERING IN
BASEBALL SEASON, BE PLAY
ED OFF SUNDAY
The annual clash between the mar
ried and single men of Seward, the
event that starts off the indoor base
ball doings in the S. A. C., will take
place next Sunday afternoon in the
club gym. News of the conflict, for
that’s what it will be, according to
R. J. McKanna, who umpired last
season’s game between the humble
Benedicts and the galloping Free
Lancers, is heralded most enthusias
tically by the rivals to be.
L. V. Ray has been named as chief
arbitrator for the game, and Harold
Painter is signing up all available
husbands who can get off tha£ day
while the blissful singles are being
brought together by Bud Dyer.
The official S. A. C. schedule of in
door baseball games will start on Mon
day night. The teams to inaugurate
the opening to be named by the base
ball committee consisting of Messrs.
Shellhorn, Valade, Lt. Jones and Leo
nard Hopkins.
MOVIE STAR DIVORCED
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9. (IP)—Lloyd
Hamilton, noted movie comedien, was
divorced yesterday. Hi3 wife will re
ceive $100 weekly until she remarries.
FORMING PIIRTY LINES
ON SEATING OF ME
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. (^—Sena
torial lines are forming for a contest
over the seating of Vare. Norris, who
campaigned against Vare is conduct
ing a personal inquiry. Blease an
nounced he wil vote to seat both
Vare and Smith of Illinois unless
fraud or corruption is shown. Reed
reiterated his intention to vote to seat
his colleague.
Charles Bergman, who recently com
pleted a large tie contract, left Sew
ard yesterday for Anchorage on a
brief business trip.
Miss Ruth Holdiman, linotype oper
ator on the Anchorage Times, was a
week-end visitor returning home yes
terday.
Miss Emily Rhyberg, returned to
Anchorage yesterday following a
week-end visit with friends.
BERGER. KEELSON
ARE LOIS OVERDUE
GASBOAT HAZEL AND TRAPPERS
UNHEARD FROM SINCE THEIR
SEWARD DEPARTURE
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Anxiety is felt locally as to the
1 safety of the four men who left Sew
ard some days ago for Iliamna bay.
Alec Bolam and E. F. Senft chartered
the gasboat Hazel loaded it down with
supplies, and with Captain H. Berger
at the wheel and George Torkleson,
relief man, departed just prior to the
heavy blow which swept oven this and
the Westward region. Though4 the
craft is a staunch little boat and
equipped with a good reliable engine,
it is said that any vessel, regardless
of its size, when caught in a storm on
the Cook Inlet and especially in Ili
amna bay, is in a bad way.
The intention of the men when they
pulled out of this port was to go dir
ect to the bay without touching at
Seldovia. This they must have done
for a telegram dispatched to Seldovia
brought word that they had not yet
j shown up there. Local sea-faring
men who know the Inlet like a book,
Isay that at that particular point the
| inlet is 70 miles wide and three tide
i rips are encountered going into the
jbay. The current averages six miles
ian hour, which is strong. Aside from
these obstacles the bay is an entire
series of flats, literally covered with
large and jagged boulders.
A couple of years ago Ed White
ran into a storm in the bay and was
swept a half-mile back off the beach
and it was not until he had dug a ca
nal that length was he able to refloat
his craft. During the past season he
took another chance going into the
bay with his small boat and disappear
ed. It was said wreckage of his boat
was picked up so the presumption Is
he met his fate in the dangerous wa
ters.
Unless the boys are heard from
within the next few days, search par
ties may be organized, it is stated.
Bolam and Senft were headed for the
Lake Clarke country where they were
going to spend the winter trapping
and hunting. Bolam had been in the
district before but none of the others.
REDONDO ON SPECIAL VOYAGE
For the benefit of Seward and rail
merchants the local office of the Alas
ka Steamship company announces the
S. S. Redondo will sail from Seattle
for Seward on November 20.
[ No definite word as to the probable
time of the arrival of the S. S. Admir
al Watson could be learned prior to
I going to press today.
CHAIRMAN E. C. JOHNSON ISSUES
FIRST CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Seward Chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross, under the leadership
of Chairman E. C. Johnson, begins its
annual drive on Thursday and it is
specifically announced at this time
that a general call for volunteers is
i being issued to carry on the work in
i
the same splendid manner as the
drives have been conducted in the
past. Volunteers should either re
port to Chairman Johnson or leave
| their name at the Seward Drug com
pany.
The gain in membership during the
Ninth Roll Call was a definite trend
(toward return to war-time strength of
the Red Cross, a trend that is expect
ed to continue during the Tenth roll
1 call of members at this time.
It reveals, according to Chairman
Johnson, that the public is becoming
more and more alive to the necessity
of organized efforts for serving hu
manity.
“Service' to ex-service men and their
families, especially the disabled, is
s\nft the primary obligation and func
tion of the Red Cross.” Johnson said.
“The volunteers who made sweaters
and other comfort during war days
continue to make such things for the
27,000 disabled soldiers today in Gov
ernment hospitals. The need of pub
lic health nursing and instruction in
home hygiene and care of the sick is
being actively met. Ever increasing
thousands are receiving instruction
in Red Cross first aid and life saving.
Six million and more American school
children, enrolled in the Junior Red
Cross, contribute to the slogan “Hap
I py Childhood the World Over,’’ thru
| international school correspondence.
And the activity for which the Red
Cross is particularly noted in peace
time, disaster relief, will be pursued
with constantly improved methods.”
GOOLIDGE REQUESTS
NON-PARTISAN ACTION
ON TAX REDUCTION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. (£>)—Cool
idge has asked for non-Partisan con
sideration on Ms proposal of refunds
on income taxes. The President
promised to confer with members of
the House Ways and Means commit
tee before stating how the surplus
will be returned. Mellon and Cool
idge agreed yesterday to a discount of
twelve and one-half per cent from
next year’s income taxes. Democra
tic congressional leaders declared it
was a party move.
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ARMISTICE DAY
Thursday, November 11th is Ar
mistice Day. The Bank and Post of
fice will be closed for the day. The
schools will also observe the holiday.
No special program has been arrang
ed for the day but at the eleventh
hour it is the custom for all activities
to cease) fon aj few minutp in Semory
of the American heroes who died on
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