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VOLUME XXII, NUMBER 221. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
DIVORCED WIFE CHARGES HE
HAS BEEN IN CONTEMPT OF
COURT SEVEN FOR YEARS
SEATTLE, Oct. 11. (£>)—Edward
Curtis, internationally known aufahori
, ty on Indian lore and noted author and
lecturer, was arrested when he walk
ed ashore from the steamship Alameda
when it arrived from Nome. Curtis
is accused by his divorced wife Clara
with having been in comtempt of
court for seven years for failure to pay
alimony which is said to now total
14,500.
Curtis was released on a $2,000 bond
after being held in the local jail for a
few hours. She charged her husband
who has been studying the Indians
and Eskimos of Alaska, evaded the
local courts since he left Seattle in
L 1920. j
LINDBERGH'S HEALTH IS
UNIMPAIRED BE TRIP
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 11. (#>)—
Col. Charles Lindbergh’s extensive
flying tour has not affected his health
for he stood the required semi-annual
National Guard test here and was pro
nounced perfect. He has flown 307
hours since leaving San Diego for New
York enroute to Paris last May. The
physical examination here was made
by the army surgeon for the Missouri
* National Guard of which Lindbergh
is a member.
• HEAT ME SUES
ma.: FRESH VISIT
CHICAGO, Oct. 11. (/P)—An October
heat wave struck Chicago yesterday
on the heels of a severe cold wave
which struck the city last week. The
heat is just another of the freak
I weather conditions which have fol
lowed the high wilds and rains of the
first of September which ended ap
parently in the tornado which took
99 lives in St. Louis.
FOLKSTONE, England, Oct. 11. (£>)
—Certrude Ederle’s record Channel
swim of 14 hours and 31 minutes was
bettered by Miss Mona McLellan, Lon
don’s mystery swimmer, who negoti
ated the Channel in 13 hours and 10
minutes. Miss Mercedes Gleitz of
London swam the Channel a few days
ago.
HEALING BREACH
NEW YORK, Oct. 11. (IP)—Steps to
wards healing the breach between
Princeton and Harvard football teams
Y was taken when a game was arranged
between the two alumni. The contest
will be staged Oct. 20fh. C. C. Pyle
and Bill Edwards will (promote this
game.
POWER SHUT-OFF NOTICE
Electric power will be shut off to
morrow (Wednesday) from 9:30 a. m.
until 3:30 p. m.
S. L. & P. Co. .
COMMISSION WILL HEAR VIEWS
ON DEPLETION OF HALIBUT
AND PREVENTION
VICTORIA, Oct. 11. (JP)—November
18 has been fixed as the date opening
the public hearing of the International
Fisheries Commission at Ketchikan
when the commission (here and halibut
fishermen and others interested will
express views on halibut depletion
and its prevention.
The commission will go to Prince
Rupert on November 20; later to Van
couver and Seattle for similar hear
ings. It will then file report with the
United States and Canadian Govern
ments.
WIFE, DAUGHTER. JEWELS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11. (£>)—
With the arrest of H. C. Hunter the
trial of Mrs. Louise Goldberg who dis
appeared from her home ihjsre with
her child and $6,000 in jewels after
raiding her husband’s safety deposit
box was traced definitely to Stockton.
Her arrest there is expected at any
hour. Hunter admitted that he and
Mrs. Goldberg ran away together. He
did not say why they had seperated.
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CRUSHED; FEDERALS
CAPTURE 600 REBELS
OBREGON’S TROOPS DECISIVELY
DEFEATED IN SIX A HOUR
PITCHED BATTLE
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 11. (/P)—With
the same dramatic swiftness with
wihich it started, the military revolt
has been crushed, leaving the Calles
government absolute master of the
situation in Mexico. General Obre
gon, the only presidential candidate in
the field to succeed Calles, was di
sastrously defeated in a pitched battle
in the hills of Western Vera Cruz.
Generals Arnulfo Gomez and Hector
Almada are being hunted by the vic
torious Federal troops which “is the
end.” Calles is jubilant and com
mented on the news of the victory
which came after the six hour battle
ended in the capture of 600 rebels and
the killing of 50 and wounding of 100.
LONDON, Oct. 11. (/P)—Because
she knows what moonlight nights at
i
sea does to a man’s heart, Miss |
Jeanette Gilmour, actress, has called
off iher engagement to G. C. Weight
mann Smith, the Oxford hurdler, and
says she will return the ring. Ocean
engagement is not fair to man, she in
sists. Mr. Smith declared he will
marry her, moon or no moon.
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COUNTESS WANTS DIVORCE
j LONDON,. Oct. 11. (£»)— Lady Mil
dred Carter Godford, one of the most
popular American Countesses, is (seek
ing a divorce it was announced.
DRY DIRECTOR LYLE
RETURNS TO SEATTLE
BUT NOT TO OFFICE
STATUS IS UNDETERMINED; RU
MORS PERSIST HE FAILED
PASS EXAMINATION
SEATTLE, Oct. XI. (£>)—Roy Lyle,
prohibition chief of Washington and
Alaska, returned to Seattle after an
absence of more than a month. It is
learned he attended the funeral ser
vice for Millard Hartson, late collector
of customs who died last week in Los
Angeles. Lyle 'has not yet returned
to his office. Reports from Washing
ton indicated Lyle’s status in the pro
hibition service is uncertain and ru
mors persisted he failed to qualify in
the civil service examinations and is
not to continue as director.
PROHIBITION NtTIOll
SCANDAL SNYS OLDFIELD
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. (JP)—Prabi
i bition enforcement has become a Nat
■
j ional scandal through graft and cor
ruption discloses now being made,
! Representative Oldfield of Arkansas,
| chairman of the National Democratic
' Committee, charged in a formal state
; ment yesterday. Full responsibility
■for prohibition administration was
I placed at the door of Secretary of^the
Treasury Mellon.
LEADING CHAMPIONS OF WORK
ING CLASSES RAISE VOICES
AGAINST EQUITY COURT
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11. (/P)—The
smouldering fires of organized labors
resentment at the court injunction aa
applied labor disputes broke out on
the convention- floor of the American
Federation of Labor when leading
champions of the working classes took
the platform and gave voice to state
ments against the new weapon, the
equity court. After a legal question
has been brought up in the report the
resolutions committee report declared
the courts enjoining mandate tran
scends all other questions before
American labor and demanded a re
peal or amendment of the Sherman an
ti-trust law or any other anti-trust
law, and substitution of legislation
which will not act prevent workers
combining in attempts to gain collec
tively what they can not gain indivi
dually.
FREIGHTER RUNS ASHORE
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 11. (JP)—Damage
amounting to between $150,000 and
$200,000 ~was sustained by the freight
er “Circinus” which went aground
near Descanso 16 miles south of San
Diego according to shipping experts.
HUM. CONSPIRACY
CASE UNDER HIT S, F
l
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11. (£>)—
With the two defendants free on
greatly reduced bail the county grand
jury last night began an investigation
of the Byrnes-Barhill alleged $10,000
criminal conspiracy. In the meantime
both candidates for the mayorship
over which office the ‘‘plot” is alleged
to have been planned are demanding
thorough investigation of the so called
plot.
CHAIN STORES ACCUSED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. (/P)—1The
Federal Trade Commission announced
agreements had been reached with
several concerns accused of unfair
practices, but refused to reveal any
names. The Chain stores grocers
were among those accused.
NEW MONTANA FIELD
GREAT FALLS, Mont., Oct. 11. (/P)
—Surprising even the most sanquine,
the No. 2 well of the Genou Oil & Gas
Company in Bannatyne field, sur
, passed the production of the No. 1 well
i and made 60 barrels of oil in a 24-hour
| pumping test on the beam.
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THAT’S CLOSE ENOUGH
NEW YORK, Oct. 11. (#>)—Compar
ing American men- with foreign born,
Miss Marjorie Oilrioh, society woman,
in current issue of the Liberty maga
zine declares American men are far
behind European as lovers, and lack
-proper sophistication.
FLIGHT IS POSTPONED
NEW YORK, Oct. 11. (/p)—1The
ocean air race which was planned for
some time within three months after
September 1 between New York and
Bermuda, has been postponed until
May.