FINAL PORT OF CALL FOR THREE
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
HEADQUARTERS U. S. SIGNAL CORPS
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES I N
ALASKA PROPER
COAST TERMINAL FOR THE ALASKA
RAILROAD
/
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXII.
NUMBER 230. SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
10
FALL MISCONSTRUES QUESTION
STATES JUSTICE SIDDONS?
ENLIGHTENS HIM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. (/P)—The
unexpected dramatic appeal to the
court by Fall to admit testimony vital
in his defense and the development of
bitterness between counsel has been
unequalled in all the long history of
the Naval Oil lease cases which mark
ed the criminal conspiracy trial
against the former secretary and Sin
clair.
The defense has been repulsed by
the government in their efforts to
present its case on the cross Examina
tion instead of direct examination of
witnesses. Again and again it failed
to get from E. C. Finney, first assist
ant to the former Interior secretary an
interpretation of the oil leasing policy
under Fall when suddenly the defend
ant arose and made an appeal to the
direct court.
When Fall concluded Justice Sid
dons told him he was mistaken as to
what the court was passing upon that
the question was not one of interpreta
tion law but one of interpretation of
language used in the letters from Ed
win Denby, Naval secretary, to Fall,
as to which policy should be pursued
in handling oil from the Naval re
serves. The Justice said the letter
spoke for itself.
DOG HI HZ[
CAPTURES ENGLAND
LONDON, Oct. 21. (/P)—England has
gone crazy over greyhound racing.
Four new tracks opened within a
•week, and three more are planned.
The White City track in London has
an attendance of 200,000 per week.
The total attendance per week at the
eight large tracks in England is esti
mated at 450,000.
Winton Churchill, chancellor & the
exchequer, is wearing a broad smile.
The government benefits to the extent
of $50,000 a week from amusement
and betting taxes. When Mr. Church
ill compiled his budget in April grey
hound racing had not begun, so the
whole of the revenue is “gravy.”
SSYS IlSt OF LEISURE
IS Ml JOB OF LIFE
OXFORD, England, Oct. 21.(/P)—
“Work is objectionable,” according
to Mrs. Barbara Wooton, director of
the course in “Higher Education’" for
Women,” at the London University.
“For most of those engaged in in
dustrial labor today their main job
should be their use of leisure. We
must find our life’s interest outside
our work which is something we
ought to get done as quickly as pos
sible,” she said.
GIRL SPRINT STAR
URBINA, 111., Oct. 21. (/P)—Norma
Zilke, 18-year-old Chicago girl, hol
der of several world sprint records,
has entered the University of Illinois,
with two goals—to .be a good student
and to make the Olympic women’s
yack team.
BUSY dixie girl
LISBON, Oct. 21. (JP)—Ruth Elder
plans to try to cross the Atlantic
again next August. After visiting Lon
don and Paris sli£ plans to return to
New York and prepare for her second
Atlantic venture.
WOBBLIES” AT IT AGAIN IN WAL
SENBURG, COLO.; FOURTH
DAY OF STRIKE
WALSENBURG, Colo., Oct. 21. (IP)
—Wholesale arrests of pickets sent
out by the I. W. W. opened the fourth
day of the strike in the Colorado Coal
fields when 60, including 20 women,
w'ere held under guard.
Before the arrests the pickets suc
ceeded in suspending operations at the
Cameron mine; at the Ideal mine
heavily armed guards stopped the ad
vancement of pickets and held them
until deputy sheriffs arrived and ar
rested them including a woman with
a small baby in arms and a 14 year old
girl.
WILLIAMS GOES AFTER
LAND II SEA MAI
FOR AIRPLANE SPEED
i x
PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y., Oct.
21. (JP)—A broad shouldered young
giant is toiling daily here on a little
blue and gold biplane in which he
hopes soon to fly faster than human
being has ever traveled.
Lieut. Alford J. Williams, navy
speed ace, swallowed a bitter cup of
disappointment a few weeks ago be
cause the plane, especially built for
the Schneider Cup races, was not
ready to compete.
But "when British airmen shattered
all 'previous records at Venice Wil
liams was undismayed. He promptly
announced that he would go after both
land and sea plane records.
I
Centre of Canada’s Confederation Celebration
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 21. (JP)—A
group of dry democrats are booming
Senator Thomas Welsh of Montana for
the democratic presidential nomina
tion. Miles Riley, Madison attorney,
who conferred informally with Senator
Walsh said State meetings are plan
ned to outline an organization favoring
Walsh.
\
NEW YORK, Oot. 21. (/P)—The
investigation into the Dr. Lillendahl
murder, in New Jersey, leads to an
island in Lenape Lake, where Wil
liam Beach, who was indicted togeth
er with the slain man’s widow, Mrs. ;
Margaret Lillendahl, is believed to i
have hidden a quantity of jewels ]
, i
and money.
PERSON II OUT KILLED
Df KOTOS IN FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21. (£>)—
Auto accidents are killing San Fran
ciscans at the rate of one per day.
The pclke report that eight persons
have been killed since October 1st.,
.
and the 106th auto death of the year
was reported yesterday.
CARRY IMMENSE LOADS
DIEPPE, France, Oct. 21. (yp)—
Nearly all the women of France do
the heavy work of porters in the fish
markets and on the beach, where
they carry loads of stone weighing 150
pounds lo 200 pounds on their backs.
BUSHMEN MARATHONS
PORTCHESTER, Australia, Oct. 21.
I (TP)—Not to be outdone by their civil
; ized brethern, the bush men of Queens
land have started a series of “long
J distance” dancing contests of their
own.
OFF AGAIN, BACK AGAIN
LISBON, Oct. 21. (/P)—1The hydro
plane D1220 took off for the Azores
on its way to the United States but
returned later with a leaky oil tank.
EARL CARROLL SERVED FOUR
MONTHS OF YEAR AND A DAY
S’ ATLANTA SENTENCE
ATLANTA, Oct. 21. (/?)—Earl Car
roll was released from the Federal
penitentiary on parole. The New York
i theatrical producer was met at the
: prison by his wife and othef relatives
I
who came here to greet him and re
, turn with him to Broadway. Carroll
.served a little more than four months;
his sentence was a yea^r and a day for
perjury in connection with his cele
jbraated bath tub party in New York
| last year. Carroll will go to New
.York to resume his theatrical work.
ELECTRIC LUES SPEND
MILLIONS ON GHEES
CLEVELAND, Oct. 21. (ff)— The co
ordinated electric railway and bus in
dustry has spent a million dollars a
day for the last year on sweeping im
provements, W. H. Sawyer of East St.
Louis, president, told the American
Electric Railway association at its an
nual convention.
If the public will now use public
transportation for business and motor
cars for pleasure an outstanding prob
lem of transportation will be solved,
he declared.
VALUE U. S. CITIZENSHIP
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Oct. 21. (/?)—
Valueing American citizenship above
their place in Hungarian nobility,
Baron and Baroness Francois DeLe
vay DeWolf have renounced their
titles and have sworn allegiance to
the United States.
OLMSTEAD TRIAL UNDERWAY
AGAIN IN SEATTLE; FAILS
MAKE APPEARANCE
SEATTLE, Oct. 21. (/P)— Alfred
Hubbard, State witness in tie Roy
Olmsteac! trial, declared Captain
Frederick G. Dodge, retired Coast
Guard Commandant, promised in 1925
“wou'd lay off of Olmstead’s boats so
there would be little danger or trou
ble.”
Dodge, who is in San Francisco,
denied he made such a promise say
ing emphatically ‘‘I never issued any
such order to any Commander of
a patrol boat so how could I promise
rum runners protection without in
volving the entire organization.”
Dodge commanded the North Pa
cifis area in 1921 to 1926 and had
three base Commanders under him.
Olmstead failed to appear forfeiting
his bond.
Forty defendants were present at
the trial.
POLE HRENTOR IS
BUILDING AQUAPLANE
70 HOURS TO 0. S. S,
WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 21. (/p)—
The Atlantic has beer* crossed on the
surface of the pond, under the sur
face and over the surface—but now
comes two young Polish engineers
who say they are going to cross it by
the hop-skip-and-jump method.
They have constructed an aquaplane
which will leap from wave to wave,
“just touching the high spots,” and
they hope to make New York from
Warsaw in 70 hours, traveling 70 miles
an hour.
A 25-year-old inventor, Stefan Wit
kowski, who has eight important in
ventions to his credit, is the prime
mover in the venture. The aquaplane,
called the “Stenor,” was constructed
with the revenue from his inventions,
financial help from Edward Grabski,
sugar manufacturer, and The Warsaw
Daily ABC.
HERMIT SPENDS HALF
CENTURV HIDING. SPURNED
GREAT CANFIELD, England, Oct.
21. (/P)—In a hermit's rural fortress
near this little Essex town lives James
Mason, 70 years old, who for 50 years
; has hid himself from the eyes of men.
When he was a youth of 20, his
I sweetheart married another man, and
; Mason fled into seclusion to hide his
j inconsolable sorrow. For 50 years he
ihas not looked upon the face of a
woman.
HOUSEWORK AIDS HEALTH
AUGUSTA, Me., Oct. 21. (^—Do
ing housework for exercise, avoiding
colds, and moderation in eating help
ed 82-year-old Maria E. Fuller to re
tain her health for fourscore years,
•she said in an esay that won the first
gold prize of the Maine Three Quart
er Century Club.