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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 270.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
NOT II CANDIDATE
FRESH HONOR
DOES NOT WISH HIS NAME TO
BE USED IN ANY CONTINGEN
CY, HE ASSERTS
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. (;P)—Charles
Hughes, former secretary of the state
announced he is not a candidate for
the republican presidental nomina
tion and declared “I am not a candi
date in any sense. I am keenly dis
appointed by President Coolidge’s de
cision not so far as my own attitude
toward the candidacy is concerned I
stand by the statemdfet I made last
May. I have nothing to add to it and
I do not wish my name used in any
contingency. 1 am to old to run for
president and I will neither seek or
accept the nomination.”
AL SMITH REFUSES
EXTRADITION WRIT
MOTHER OE GIRL
FATHER SEEKS CUSTODY OF GIRL
ALLEGED BEEN KIDNAPPED
BY MOTHER
SAN FANCISCO, Dec. 8. (A*)—
Governor A1 Smith, of New York,
yesterday denied the request of the
State of California for extradition
of Mrs. Bertha Miller charged with
kidnapping her 13-year old daughter.
The woman is the divorced airship
bride of Harry Christofferson, San
Francisco aviatori The child is
known as the first flying baby.
Governor Smith admitted that he
had no legal cause for denying the
warrant, but said that the child did
not want to go back to her father;
that if the father’s motives were just,
he would come to New York and
seek custody of the girl, and that as
long as he is governor he would not
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sign an extradition writ.
MINE FOREMAN SLAYER
TAKEN FROM JAIL OY
MOB. IS SHOT, BURNED
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JEXKINS, Ky., Dec. 8. (^—Leon
ard Woods,who was arrested for the
slaying of Hershell Deaton, mine
foreman, was takei! from jail by a
mob yesterday, then shot and burned.
Mrs. Fess Whiteaker, jailer, was
powerless before the throng which
sawed the bars. Two negro women,
who were in the celfs. were not mo
lested. Woods shot Deaton when the
latter refused Woods and the two
women a ride in his car.
Joe Hofman, tie inspector for the
Alaska Railroad, made a special trip
to Mile 14 yesterday.
HISKO LOGICAL CONTENDER:
FOII HEAVYWEIGHT GROWN
CLEVELAND, Dec. 8# (£>)—Johnny
Risko, Cleveland baker boy, is con
sidered the logical contender for the
heavyweight championship crown for
he won a decision over Phil Scott,
champion of the British Isles, in ten
rounds.
OATH OF OFFICE IS
REFUSED SMITH OE
ILLINOIS, BY SENATE
SENATE PERMITTING SMITH BE
HEARD ON FLOOR; VARE’S
. CASE UP LATER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (£>)—By de
cisive majorities the Senate refused
oath of office to Frank L. Smith of
Illinois and referred the case for
bearing to the special campaign funds
committee which had already con_
ducted extensive enquiries.
The Senate report agreed, however,
to permit Smith to b& heard on the
floor after a special committee re
commended denial that the Vare’s
case would be taken up later.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S. (/P)—
The plane “Spirit of California” took
off at 7:55 o’clock today on its third
attempt to break the world’s en
durance record. Weather conditions
were favorable and the pilot s hope,
to stay in the air 58 hours. The re-v
cord is 52 hours and 22 minutes.
BUDGET PRESENTED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (/^-—Pre
senting a budget of $4,258,793,765 for
the next fiscal year to Congress,
President Coolidge stressed the ne
cessity for limiting prospective tax
reduction to $225,000,000 as recom
mended
HITS HIDDEN REEF
SA N FRANCISCO. Dec. 8. (/P)—
Word was received here yesterday
that the Italian Motorslip RR Fella
RR had struck a hidden reef between
Cerros Island and the coast of M$xi-|
co. No one was in danger through
the accident and the cargo was intact
EODY, PILOT FOUND
CLEVELAND, Dec. S. (JP)—The;
body of Edward Exberg, missing air
pilot, was found beside his "wrecked |
plane in a field near Kendajlville,!
Indiana today.
judge Arthur frame
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (/P)—Se
nator Nor&eck, Republican, urged
President Coolidge to appoint Arthur
Frame, Anchorage attorney, to any
eventual , vacancy in the Federal
judgeship in the first Alaska District.'
KILLS HUSBAND WITH
HAMMER, TABLE LEG;
MUTILATED BODY YOUNG NURS
ERY MAN FOUND AND WIFE
CONFESSES
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PAINBSVIDLE, Ohio, Dec. 8. (£>)—1
Mrs. T. Edward West, widow of the
young nursery man whose mutilated
body was found in his home at Per
il', Ohio, on Wednesday, confesse 1
she killed her husband with a ham
mer and a table leg.
Sheriff Edward Rasmussen an
nounced West, who was 26, was the !
son of T. B West nationally known
nursery man. The young widow was
arrested at the home of her mother
in Cleveland and returned to the
county jail for questioning. The
sheriff said she told him of her
domestic difficulties which led to the j
slaying.
West’s body, with his feet tied, by
twine, a gag in the mouth, and his |
skull crushed,#was found in bed after j
he had failed to report for work. The i
slaying occurred, on Tuesday night.
The sheriff quoted Mrs. West saying
her husband was sitting on the bed
when she entered and said she
I struck him over the head once with
■ the hammer. When he fell over She
said she also struck him a number
of times - with the table leg. Then
she changed clothing and went by
automobile to the home of a friend
in Cleveland.
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TRAVELING DENTISTS
OVER WINTER TRAIL
ENROUTE TO NE1NA
I TANANA, Dec. S. (/P)- -Dr. L. W.
I Fromm and brother, traveling den
I fists ap far as Wiseman, arrived in
i Tanana overland by the winter trail
j ox) their way out of the Yukon.
The dentists joined dogteams with
j Wilfred Evans of Alatna, native,
breaking trail thru to Tanana over
the regular Koyokok mail trail. They
| reported an average depth of snow
1 as eight inches and considerable
| drifts. They will remain . here 10
j days, then proceed to Nenana.
YOUNG GIRL ARRESTED
j CHARGED BURGLARY
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8. <7P)—A 19
! year old girl was arrested and charg
| ed with having participated in sever
| al robberies. At her home an assort.
i
j ment of wigs was found and a large
quantity of loot said tp have been
taken from places burglarized recent
IV L. Neil, postal in:pe*fo;, depart, j
1 ed for the Interior today
SPECIAL CHRISMS MAIL
NOME, SLATES VII PLANE
NOME, Dec 8. (#>)—'The Chamber
of Commerce is completing plans
for holiday mail, via airplane, from
Fairbanks. The plan is to receive
mall from Seattle in 10 to 12 days
and the same in return. Noel Wien
will pilot the plane.
MILLIONS SOLDIERS
REPRESENT! EIGHT
- POWERS IN FIELD,
FIVE THOUSAND PERSONS RE
PORTED KILLED IN THE RE.
CENT UKRAINE REVOLT
GENEVA, Dec .8. (^>)-Two and;
one-half millions of trained and fully |
equiped soldiers are now in the field
representing eight powers acocding
to information revealed here. The j
crisis is between Poland and Lith
uania which threatens to touch off
another war in Europe is still as
tense. Five thousand persons were
reported killed in Ukraine revolt bat
tles and the French Reds are in dan
ger of a war with Italy.
; PARIS, Dec. 8. (/P)—'Countess De
! Janze, formerly Alice Silverthrone of
'Chicago was examined by elienists to
j ascertain if she is responsible for her
| shooting of Raymond De Trafford,
! son of an English Baronet this year.
It is believed that the verdict will be
( that there are no grounds for prose
j'cuting the Countess for the shooting.
j MANAGER OF MINE KIDNAPPED
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 8. (/P)—H. W.
i Thompson, Amjerican manager of the
| Copala mine, was "kidnapped by 20
; bandits and is being held for $2,500
| ransom. The bandits threatened to
J kill him if authorities were notified
j before the ransom is paid.
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RANSOM IS READY
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 8. (£>)—The
| release of H. W. Thompson, Ameri
can mining engineer from Mexican
bandits, is expected today. The en
gineer was kidnapped for ransom
A messenger with *$5,000 in gold has
been dispatched to the bandits
INDOOR SPORT
CHICAGO. Dec. 8. (JP)~ Marion
j Harris, jazz singer, yesterday filed
; suit for divorce against Rupert
j Hughes novelist.
13.YEAR-OLD AVIATRIX
iKANKAKEE, 111., Dec. 8. (/P)—Al
tho only 13 years old Cozette Parker
of Andreson, 111., piloted an airplane
for 135 miles making a safe landing.
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j The machine w*as built by her father j
1 an experienced aviator.
NEW REVENUE BILL
NEW ESTIMATE $7,735,000 ABOVE
THE MAXIMUM RECOMMEND.
ED
WASHINGTON, Dec. S. (/P)—'The
new revenue bill will ca!! for a total
cut in taxes of $232,735,000 instead of
■ $238,000,000 heretofore estimated by
members of the House, Ways and
Means Committee.
i • Chairman Green advised the House
of the estimate in a report on the
j measure. The new estimate is only
$7,735,000 above the maximum of
$225,00,000 recommended by Secre
tary Mellon.
The chairman said requests for re
duction aggregating more than $500,
j 000,000 had been received by the
committee and it is “obviously im
' possible” to make all of them.
SLAVING HR
OF DAUGHTER WAS
! JUSTIFIABLE ACT
JURIES VERDICT HAS LITTLE EF_
FECT ON DiSTRiCt ATTOR
NEY’S OFFICE
! LOS ANGELES, Den. S. (p»)—A
; coroners jury returned a verdict
yesterday describing as “a justifiable
; act” Mrs Hazel Hulls slaying Gor
don Waters, 29-year-old • attacker of
| her daughter. The verdict stated
i that the jury, composed of eight men,
; found Waters came to his death from
; a gunshot wound inflicted by Mrs.
Hull in defense of the honor of her
| young daughter and her act was
; justifiable. However, a few minutes
j after the verdict, detectives from
the District Attorney’-; office entered
and served subpoenas upon her
ordering her appearance before the
grand jury.
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LIST OF SUSPENDED
CHNMPIONS GROWING
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. (£>)—The list
I of world champions under suspension
| in New York State, grew to three,
j when Bud Taylor, prevailing title
holder in the light-weight realm was
penalized by the State Athletic Com
mission yesterday for his inability
to box Tony Ganzoneri Taylor re
no’-ted that he had received an in
jured hand in training.
Nils Hagen, who had the Alaska
Transfer move one of his homes from
the Laubner addition to his string of
homes and lots on Third avenue, will
shortly have another house moved
which will make six homes in a row.