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COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA RAILROAD
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VF'jUME XXII. NUMBER 43. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS'
DESPERATE CONVICTS
MAKE BIG ATTEMPT
ESCAPE JOLIET JAIL
FIVE WOUNDED,TWO SERIOUSLY, ONE CON
VICTS AT LARGE — THREE FLED TO CHICAGO
WHERE TWO RECAPTURED—MADE FIRST AT
1 TEMPT TO ESCAPE YEAR AGO — SAWS AND
GUNS SMUGGLED IN—PAID $1,500 TO CONFED
ERATES FOR “PULLING THE JOB”
CHICAGO, March 12. (/P)—Six desperate convicts
under death sentences for murder in a State prison break
a year ago, made a new drive for liberty from the county
jail at Joliet early this morning with the aid of smug
gled saws and guns. A few hours later five men lay
wounded, two seriously. Only one convict is at large.
. Three Mexican convicts fled to Chicago where two of
them were recaptured after a gun fight with policemen.
Meanwhile three American companions were beseiged in
Joliet.
TIMM DOG DERBY
* STARTS MARCH 17;
SIX TEAMS ENTER
WHITE AND NATIVE DIVERS—LA
DIES TO RACE OVER TEN
MILE COURSE
TANANA, March 12.(JP)—Joseph An
icich, president of the Tanana Kennel
Club, announced that the annual Tan
^ ana Dog Derby, March 17, over a 20
mile course, will start from Mission,
five miles above Tanana, and down
the Yukon around Long Island, and
ending here. Six teams have entered
with both white and native drivers. A
ladies’ race over a ten-mile course,
on the same date, is announced.
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DIAMOND DIGGERS STARVE
CAPETOWN, South Africa, March
12. (iP)—Thirty thousand diamond
diggers are on the verge of starva
tion in the Lichtenberg District.
ANCHORAGE AIRPLANE
COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL MAIDEN
FLIGHT OVER ALASKA RANGE
VIA BROAD PASS
'* M’GRATH, March *2. {JP)—Edward
Young, pilot of the Anchorage Air
Transportation company, left Anchor
age at noon and landed at Tacotna on
the river ice at 2:15, flying over the
Alaska range via Brady Pass at an al
titude of 7,000 feet.
AMERICAN CONSUL IS
STUBBED TO DEATH
SAN PAULO, Brazil, March 12. (JP)
-Tj-Hemdon Cofroth, American consul,
<rfed as the result of four knife wounds
inflicted at the American consulate
by an American giving his name as
4 David Canfield. He was arrested and
contended that he stabbed Coffroth in
self-defense. He went to the. consul- I
ate on .private business. 1
1 The jail confession of Charles Du
chowski that it cost “$1,500 to pull
the job,” led to an immediate investi
gation. The Mexicans sawed their
way into the “bull pen,” where they
overpowered and bound the night
guards and took their side arms and
saws. Three Americans in another
cell were bound, and the night jailor
was held up, along with two deputy
sheriffs. They kidnapped one and
raced away in the sheriff’s automobile.
The police and deputies, answering
the alarm and believing the Americans
were running amok -within the jail,
shot a trusty and hurled tear bombs
into the jail. The Americans surren
dered. Meanwhile the Mexicans’ au
tomobile broke down. They then
commandeered a taxicab, but encoun
tered a police'automobile. A gun bat
tle ensued. The convict 'taxi driver
and two policemen were wounded.
Two Mexicans were soon captured, but
a third fled apparently unhurt.
STUDENTS SET 001
THOUSANLS OF ADMIRERS ES
CORTING SEPPALA AND TEAM
BOMBARDED WITH EGGS
BOSTON, March 12. (JP)—Two stu
dents were suspended from Boston
university for participating in an at
tempt to break up a parade escorting
Leonard Seppala, the Alaska dog
racer, through the streets of Boston.
Thousands of Northeastern university
students, escorting Seppala, were
bombarded with eggs, fruit and vege
tables as they passed Boston univer
sity school of business administration.
NATIONALISTS WILL BE VICTORS
ST. LOUIS, March 12. (/P)—1The
youthful Chinese cannot be weaned
from the spirit of nationalism even
tho the young Nationalist party is de
feated by the Northern war lords, be
lieves Alexander Paul, Oriental sec
retary of the United Christian Mis
sionary society.
sionary society. Mr. Paul says the
jrouthful Chinese have become imbued '
with a spirit of modernism that will 1
I-SEEO, FAMOUS
OLD INDIAN SCOUT,
DIES RESERVATION
LIVED TO TIME OF HIS DEATH
IN MANNER OF HIS FORE.
FATHERS
FORT SILL, Oklahoma, March 12.
I-See-O, last of the famous old
Indian scouts, died today in his tent
home on the army reservation. -
When religious frenzy threw the
Plains Indians of the middlewest
into the so-called “Ghost Dance Up
rising” of 1890 and 1891, the sage
counsels of I-See-O, Kiowa army
scout, held the Kiowa and Comanche
tribes from participating in the dis
orders that were quelled among
other tribes only after considerable
bloodshed.
For his services as a peacemaker
and an Indian scout, I-See-0 was
given the permanent rank of ser
geant in the United States army and
wore the khaki until his death.
Thus he, perhaps, was the oldest
soldier on the army’s active list.
I-See-O’s exact age was not known,
i but when he enlisted in 1913 lor the
last time, he gave it as 65.
Born on a reservation near Larned,
Kans.., near the middle of the 19th
century. I-See-O, whose name means
“Plenty Fires,”. came to Fort Sill as
an Indian scout in 1888.
Stirred by the belief that a new
Messiah had appeared among the
Piute Indians of Nevada, many of
the plains tribes engaged in fanatical
ceremonies that led to the warpath.
Lives of many Indians and white
soldiers were lost in putting down
the uprising among the Souix.
Major General Hugh L. Scott, then
a young lieutenant, was placed in
charge of the situation in what was
effective were his negotiations, con
ducted through I-See-O, that not a
drop of blood was shed among the
Kiowas and Comanches.
During the Spanish-American war,
I-See-O served as a stable sergeant
at Fort Sill.
In 1913, the Indian scouts were
disbanded and I-See-O humiliated
by his dismissal from the service,
went to Washington to appeal to the
Great White Father. General Scott
interceded for him and he was ire
stored ,to the army rolls with the
permanent rating of sergeant.
Despite the distinctions that were
his, I-See-O lived after the manner
of his forefathers, in a wigwam on
the Fort Sill reservation. He ^ore
the regulation khaki, but balked at
the heavy army shoes and clung to
his moccasins. He also refused to
part with his long pigtails of hair.
The old Indian included among his
friends many high military and civil
officials. He greeted General Persh
ing, who visited Fort Sill in 1923.
in 1925 he went to Washington with
a, Kiowa delegation and stood next
to President Coolidge when a group
picture was taken.
I-See-O married Otahty, a 66 year
>ld squaw in 1924. His first wife
lied a year earlier:
“Missing Link” In
Seattle Booze Quiz
Surrenders Self
ROY THORNTON, OWNER KETCHKAN BROAD
CAST STATION, SAID TO BE MATERIAL WIT
NESS CAUSING FAILURE KING COUNTY GRAND
JURY INVESTIGATION — THREATENED “BLOW
OFF” OF AFFAIRS FORMER MAYOR BROWN AD
MINISTRATION LOOKED FOR
SEATTLE, March 12. (/P)—Roy Thornton, regarded
as the “missing link” that caused the failure of the county
grand jury’s recent investigation of official corruption,
surrendered to the marshal’s offlice and posted $5,000
bond to answer two Federal liquor conspiracy indict
ments. Thornton asked the court’s permission to spend
three weeks in Ketchikan to take care of his business in
terests.
Judge Neterer Indicated that the'
request would be granted if he obtains
written consent from Thornton’s
bondsmen, but Prosecutor Colvin in
dicated that he never will consent to
Thornton’s leaving the jurisdiction of
the court, and immediately obtained a
bench warrant ordering Thornton
held in $3,000 bail as a material wit
ness for the county grand jury’s graft
quiz. Sheriff Bannick, Prohibition Ad
ministrator Whitney and Prosecutor
Colvon believe if Thornton is ever
called before the grand jury the long
anticipated “blow-off” of affairs in the
Brown administration will be revealed.
HARRY OLENSKY MS
160-MILE DOG DERBY,
TIME LESS 17 HOURS
EARL BRYDGES TAKES SECOND
MONEY—LEO ST. GODDARD
COMES IN THIRD
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask., March 12.
(iP)—Leading the field in the final 40
mile lap of the Prince Albert Dog
Derby, Harry Olensky -won the second
annual 161-mile even covering the dis
tance in 16:58. Earl Brydges, youth
ful musher, finished second in 17:42;
Leon St. Goddard was 'third in 18:28;
Tom Eleviry was fourth. Miss Claire
Graham, queen of the Prince Albert
winter carnival, presented Olensky
with the cup donated by W. L. Mc
Kenzie King, Prime Minister of Can
ada. Olensky was also awarded $700
cash.
TO LEGALIZE WIDE OPEN
GAMBLING IN NEVADA
MEASURE PASSES STATE ASSEM
BLY NOW GOES TO SENATE
FOR ACTION
—
RENO, Nev., March 12. (£>)—’The
State Assembly passed a bill legaliz
ing wide-open gambling in the State
by a vote of 20 to 14, with a spirited
lebate preceding the roll call. The ,
measure now goes to the Senate. <
CHICAGO, March 12. (£>)—Only sev
m remain of (the vanishing tribe of
major league spitball pitchers.
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BILL TO REGULATE
HEALTH CONDITIONS
MERIES SENT 1
SENATOR HUNT INTRODUCES
MEASURE WHICH ATTORNEY
GENERAL RECOMMENDS
JUNEAU, March 12. (JP)—A bill en
titled “an act to regulate the opera
tion of canneries and other establish
ments for the preparation of food from
fish and other aquatic animals and to
insure the health of the population en
gaged in or living near such indus
try,” was introduced by Senator For
est Hunt. The Attorney General re
commended the measure in his annu
al, report, which prescribes certain
methods for handling fish and a stand
ard of cleanliness for plants and the
personnel thereof and the disposal of
offal.
NORTHWESTERN SHiLS
FOR NORTH WITH ISO
SEATTLE, March 12. (£>)—'The S. S.
Northwestern sailed at 9 o’clock this
morning and carried 158 passengers.
Seward passengers aboard are: John
Johnson, Frank McGarvie, Paul
Brown, Cal M. Brosius, W. F. Deaner,
H. Rosenoff, M. B. Vaughn, C. 0.
Sundstedt, Mrs. Bessie Anderson, E.
L. Peck, Mrs. V. Howard, Ed Ruber, S.
Svendsen, Geo. M. Heldman, Mrs. J.
Neilson, Mrs. Kate Wellard, W. C.
Erwin and wife, L. N. Jessen and six
steerage.
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HOW TO WASH “WOLLIES”
BRADFORD, England, March 12,
(/P)—Washerwomen put too much
“punch” or something to their work
and on this account are to be taught
tiow to wash woolies scientifically.
BLACKSMITH HONORED
PARIS, March 12. (JP)—Because he
stands for the ancient tradition of the
slanging forge and posseses in an age
>f machinery the skill of an old arti
san, France ha® pinned the red rib
>on of the Legion of Honor on the
>reast of a working blacksmith.