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"News of oAmericas Last Frontier”
yOL. 4 NO. 19
KODIAK, ALASKA SEPTEMBER 16, 1944
PRICE 10 CENTS
lacopetti Freed From Prison For New Trial
Bartlett Leads Manders In First Returns
Juneau (JP)—With approxim
ately 40 per cent of all precincts
of the four divisions of Alaska
reported, including a majority
©f the larger precincts, Bartlett
has 4865 to Manders’ 2995.
For Territorial Attorney Gen
eral Harry McCain, with 3286
follows Ralph Rivers, Democrat,
with 4190.
For Territorial Auditor Demo
crat Frank Boyle has 4776 tc
Republican Will H. Chase's 2743.
For Territorial Highway Eng
ineer—Democrat Leonard Smith
4332 to Republican E. F Wann’e
3071.
There is a possibility four Re
publicans may be elected to the
legislature; including John But
rovich, Jr. 4-year term Senator
from4th Division; R. G Baker,
2nd Division to House; Steve
Vukovich 1st Division to House;
and Howard Stabler, 1st Divi
sion to Senate.
On Tuesday 172 voters of
Kodiak, a light repiesentation,
went to the polls to give leads to
all Democrat candidates on the
ballot, except in the voting for
Territorial Representatives,
where Robert H. Chadwick, Re
publican, local representative
for the National Grocery com
pany, polled the highest number
>f votes.
Chadwick led with 112 votes
and second place went to War
ren A. Taylor, local attorney,
Democrat, with 103 votes. Fol
owing (hem were Democrat
Stanley McCutcheon with 101;
Democrat Joseph Diamond with
14; Republican Aimer Peterson
with 76; Democrat Walter Hunt
ey with 70; and Democrats
lames McGinty and C. A. Pol
ard each with 68.
Chadwick’s and Taylor’s place
n Territorial totals weie not
5iven from Juneau, where later
eturns will be needed to show
esults of the Senate and House
ace.
Judges for the election were
Charles Skinner, Mrs. Pete
tlagnusen and Henry Haae.
Clerks were Mrs. Georg a Sum
:rlin and Mrs. Louise Coon.
In Cordova Baitlett was a
*ead of Manders by 4 votes,
v-ith a total of 98. Taylor and
Chadwick ran third and fourth
espectively in the Representa
ive race with 104 and 100 votes,
>ehind Peterson with 127 and
kndresen with 107.
Complete Kodiak & Cordova
eturns are given elsewhere on
bis page.
Delegate
E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, (above)
leads in Territ< ry in contest
with John Manders, for Dele
gate to Congress. Bartlett said
today; “If final returns insure
my election, I wish to uive as
surance I shall go to Congress
with only one aim: to do all pos
sible to advance the cause of
Alaska and to serve Alaskans
faithfully and well”.
Election Results
Kod. Cor.
FOR DELEGATE:
►John F. Manders R 47 94
E. L. “Bob” Bartlett D 122 98
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Ralph J. Rivers D 96 95
Harry G. McCain R 63 90
TERRITORIAL AUDITOR
Will H. Chase R 58 156
Frank A. Boyle D 108 45
FOR HIGHWAY ENGINEER
H. I^eonard Smith D 101 99
E. F. Wann R 54 84
FOR SENATOR (2 year term'
Fred W. Stillwell R 58 80
Qrenold Collins D 89 86
FOR THE SENATE
Don Carlos Brownell D 96 87
Edward D. Coffey D 103 67
Walter H. Hodge R 51 131
M. D Snodgrass R 61 84
1 FOR THE HOUSE:
Moritz A. Andresen R 57 107
John J. Bugge R 48 82
Robert H. Chadwick R 112 100
Oscar S. Gill R 47 80 [
Virgil O. McVicker R 40 81
Carl E. Martin, Sr. R 44 71
Aimer J Peterson R 76 127
Joseph B. Diamond D 94 79
Walter E Huntley D 70 65
Stan J. McCutcheon D 101 95
James McGinty D 68 70
C. A. Pollard D 68 64
Warren A. Taylor D 108 104
J. B. Wadman D 67 63
Illegal Selling
Brings 30 Days
A complaint, signed by Dep
uty U.S. Marshal Paul Herring,
was filed this week charging T.
T Jackson with selling a bottle
of brandy to an unnamed Fili
pino at Ouzinkie on Thursday,
Sept. 14, and with not having a
license to do so.
The case was set for 1:30 pm
yesterday at which time Jackson
asked for a jury trial, but later
he pled guilty and was given 30
days in jail.
Dad’s Liquor
Store Purchased
Sale of Dad’s Liquor store, loc
ated on Alaska Way next to the
Mecca, was recorded at the ll.S.
Commissionei’s this week. Trans
fer was made from Alexander
‘ Dad” McComberto M J “Joe”
Loughran for $10 000 and in
cludes the business, building and
land.
Larger Storage
For Oil Urged
Because of emergencies that
may arise in storage of fuel oil
for the city, the Thompson
Transfer company is again urg
ing this week that oil users in
crease their individual storage
capacity. It is particular!}' urged
m the cases of residences with
only one storage drum and other
consumeis with inadequate stor
age. |
Drastic shortages of oil which 1
have affectel Kodiak before can
be more successfully prevented,
company officials explained, if
users cooperate and increase
their stoiage now.
By Associated Press
Pearl Harbor—American for
ces, completely fooling the Jap
anese, landed in strength yester
day aga;nst light opposition on
southwest coast of little Morotai
island, with 300 miles (fighter
plane range) of Philippines. Af
ter decoying Japanese for weeks
with heavy air attacks around
defenses further south the in
vasion forces went ashore under
heavy air and naval cover in
northernmost part Ground loss
es in landing described as light,
no plane or warship losses.
Pearl Harbor—Navy com
(continued on page 4)
Karluk Teacher
Found Dead
Robert T. Williams, Bureau of
Indian affairs teacher at Karluk,
died there Sept. 7 and his body
was brought to Kodiak Sunday
night.
It is reported that his pupils
went to bis home and found him
dead. He was known to have
had heart trouble and it is be
lieved a heart attack was the
cause of his death
Mrs. Williams, in Anchorage,
was notified of her husband’s
death, and arrived here by Navy
plane the first of the week An
attempt is being made to com
plete arrangments to have the
body shipped to Oklahoma for
burial.
First Sewer Bills
To Cover Quarter
First bills for sewer charges,
for the quarter ending September
30, are tobesentoutnextmonthj
the city council directed at its
meeting Monday night. After
the federal government objected
to the 50 cent charge for sewer
age as being too small, it was
upped to $1.00 monthly. The
bills will also include first billing
for city water charges City Clerk
C. Blankenburg said.
i
The lease for the sewer was
signed as of June 29, 1944, and
the city has already received a
letter asking for first accounting
of revenues from (he system. The
cost of both water arid sewer sys
tems are to 1 e paid from the
revenues.
Target Practice
Brings $15 Fine
Target practice in his back
yard cost H. Pinch, jeweler, $15
and costs Thursday in the city
magistrate’s court, -for violating
the city ordinance prohibiting
discharging of firearms within
the city limits
Speaks On Radio
Jack McCord, local island
stock raiser, who has been in
the States on business several
weeks, spoke recently on the
national Lowell Thomas broad
j cast, according to word received
j by Mrs. McCord. It is under
i stood he spoke on the subject of
‘ Alaska.
Anchorage (^P)—Alvin laco
petti, serving a 5-year sentence
at McNeil island for Alaska's*
most spectacular safe robbery,,
was ordered released under
bail by Federal Judge feinnor,■
Hellenthal, who granted the gov
ernment a request for a nevs
trial. The new trial motion is
based on government evidence
| that one of its prosecution wit
nesses had given peijured testi
mony. The action was a surprise
to defense counsel and was taken
without Iacopetti even k no-winy
the government was ii vestigirt
ing the evidence against him.
The court was told that Car?
Edward Robinson, soldier, bad?
given perjured testimony. Rolk
inson had test fied that, weefc*
before the alleged crime he had
been invited by Iacopetti tc par
ticipate in the robbery. IacoptlT*
was sentenced last May after a
jury found him guilty of steali»|2:
a 500-pound safe containing ovew
$30,000 in cash and jewelry from*
the apartment of William JSL.
Schultz, owner of the Ship's
Tavern, at Kodiak.
The safe disappeared October
21, 1942.
Government in vestiga! ors have
been working on the case ever
since. Tl.ey told the court it hss^
been learned that. T obinson was
not in Kodiak until a month af
ter the safe disappeared and the'
reported conversations with Iae
opetti consequently were im
possible.
The Ship’s Tavern is now «p~
erated by James Pierce and Mr.
Schultz last was reported in a
sanitarium at Milwaukie, Ore-.
Mrs. Schultz, and her daughter,
Sally Tyler, also a loser in the
robbery, left Kodiak on the Jset
I boat for Seattle and are reported
staying at the Olympic hotel in
Seattle.
2 Fines Follow
Trash Fire On Hill
A trash fire on Carlson, lull
was responsible for a fslse alssret
being turned in at 6:06 pro
Thursday.
Ralph Shupp was fined SIR
and costs in the city magistralr s
court yesterday for building the
fire without a permit.
Also as a result of the a far ns*
Lee Caddell, taxi driver,
fined $15 and costs. Caddell was1,
at the intersection of RrooiJyiB
and Alaska way when military
police asked him to take tben%
to the fire. He made a U turn jo
front of the coming fire truck m
violation of the ordinance re
quiring vehicles to pull to a sto;
when the fire siren sounds.