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TAKOTNA. ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE. 26, 192f.
YOL. VI. NO. 25
M’PHERSON
MYSTERY
Missing Since May 18,
Evangelist Turns Up
at Douglas. Ariz .
Douglas, • June 23*—Aihu 'Semple
McPherson, quivering .with exhaus
tion, with her hair-shorn; bedraggled,
and covered with mud. staggered into
Agua Prieta,-across the border from
Douglas-.today. She. was picked up
in a semi-conscious state and brought
to the hospital here hy James Ander
son, an American.
Lying on a cot in the hospital she
told how she had been kidnapped from
Ocean Park, California, and held a
prisoner in Mexico since MaV-JR-hy
two men and two women and how- she
bad prayed to'-and talked of God to
her captors. She declared shec was
held for $500,000 ransom, and, ending
her story with a wan smile, she re
marked; “Will bet they were tired of
hearing me praying.”
Douglas*-1, Ariz., June. 25.—Two
posses crossed the boundary last night
in.an-effort, to-find the shack where
Aimee Semple McPherson, noted
evangelist, declared she had been-held
prisoner by- kidnappers for nearly a
month. Har entire wierd tale-of.ab
duction is heing checked at all-points
TTy detectives. The police at the bor
der declare.that Aimee’a; clothes were
in good shapet-and not torn, when she.
arrived at the hospital; seemingly ex
hausted, after miles of wandering in
the desert. They say. this would be
impossible, as-.the desert is a mass of
eatspaws, cactus and other growths
which quickly-tears the clothing from
the body of anyone afooY.
Douglas,- Ariz., June 26,—Aimee
Semple -McPherson, accompanied by.
her mother-;.and law-officers; today
started fo the San Bernardino ranch,
southwest of here, to search, the cabin
in which the evangelist said she had
been held captive by three kidnappers.
San Francisco, June 24.—Coronet
Nance refused yesterday to issue a
death certificate for Aimee Semple
McPherson, noted evangelist, who is
alleged to have drowned in the surf
near-.here several weeks ago. Numer
ous persons have reported seeing her
since the day she is said to have been
lost while in -bathing.
Mother of 3, X a Babe. ,
Goes to Gallows, Eagv
Manchester/'Kagi; ..tune 25.*—Mrs.
Louis Calvert* 33- mother of three
children* onw of them a haby, was
hanged ire Strangeway jail yesterday.
She was convicted of murdering her
landlady.
FORGIVEN BY PARENTS,
WHO BESTOW BLESSINGS
Oakland, June 25.—Orient Falls, 17,
and his bride, Juliet Michale, were
forgiven by their parents, after hav
ing eloped and married, following
which the bride was locked in her
home and put under guard by the
girl’s mother. Then young Lochinvar
slipped by the officers, kidnapping the
biride, and for days eluded searchers.
Yesterday the mothers of both the
couple relented and gave their bless
ings.
325 EXCURSIONISTS
EN ROUTE TO ALASKA
Seattle, June 21.—The steamships
Ylikon and Dorothy Alexander sailed
fdr Alaska this morning with 845 pas
sengers, of .whom there were 325 ex
cursionists. The Alexander’s crew in
cludes 150 members of the Young
Men’s Business Club of Seattle. Dr.
Miayo, of Rochester, Minn., is a pas
senger on the Yukon.
Carl Bader was an arrival at Mc>
Grath with the Dave Mutchler meat
ftarge.
HUNDREDS
INJURED
In Crashing Crowds at
Eucharistic Congress,
in Chicago.
Chicago, June 25.—Two persons|
were killed and hundreds injured in!
the crash at the Eucharist ic Congress'
here yesterday. In the awful jam
three women gave birth to babies,, but
all were saved. Fainting women pil
grims were dragged out of the crowd
at the rate of sixty per minute.
Hundreds of nurses and physicians
are at emergency stations, set up as
hundreds were trampled in the
crowds.
Chicago, June 24.—Two and a qrar
ter million Catholics are hare this
week for the Eucharistic Congress.
She Says He Is Her
Hubby; He Says No
San Francisco, June 24. -The nys-1
terious marriage charges of a woman ]
who claims Robert Hamilton, a 22 I
year-old youth, as her husband, be-■
came more baffling yesterday when;
she declared that even though army
records show that. Hamilton was serv
ing in Honolulu at the time of the
alleged marriage, that she is positive
Hamilton is her husband, who desert
ed her with one thousand dollars and
her clothes.
San Francisco, June 24.—Offering j
additional evidence that the beautiful
Isabel Clyde is not his wife and is a'
woman who does not know her own :
husband; Robert-Hamilton is prepared
to fight the action of the woman who
says, he is her long-lost spouse, who
decamped with $1,000 and her clothes.
Hamilton maintains, and army rec
ords bear out his statement, that he
was serving in Honolulu at the time|
of the alleged marriage.
Senator King, Utah,
Tells Pittsburg Chiefs
He Should Be Fired
Washington, June 25.—Charging^
that Peter Walsh, chief of Pittsburgh
police, had flagrantly violated civil
service laws hy boldly attempting to
whip the city police, into supporting,
the Pepper ticket ui rim Pennsylvania
primaries, Senator King, of Utah,
bluntly told the police chief that he
should be stripped of office without
delay.
DIRIGIBLE CAPABLE OF
FLYING FROM BERLIN
TO NEW YORK, 36 HOURS
Dusseldorff, June 24.—A giant air
plane, capable of flying from Berlin to
New York in 36 hours,1 including a
stop at the Azores for fuel, is now
being constructed.
CANADA MAY WITHDRAW
FROM LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Ottawa, Can., June 23.—The possi
bility of Canada’s withdrawal from
the League of Nations is being widely
discussed in Parliamentary circles as
a result of the caustic debate yester
day. The example of the United
States, plus the- heavy coat of mem-i
bership, are given as reasons for re
volt.
R. W. Fidgeon, operator in charge
for the past year of the Takotna
wireless station, received notification
today of his assignment to Nome,
for which place he will leave at an
early date. Mr. Fidgettn will be suc
ceeded by G. W. Clyde, who comes di
rectly from the Outside, and who ar
rived here today.
T.. A. McClure, who arrived Wed
nesday for a short visit, left for Mc
Grath on Thursday, going down with
Chris Nelson on the Billy.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Washington, Juenne 24.—An Amer
ican mission will leave for London
within the next few days for the pur
pose of discussing: with. British offi
cials the means of'bringing', out closer
relations between the two countries in
the enforcement of prohibition. The
mission will probably sail early in
July.
San .Tose, June 23.—Three people
were killed in auto collisions here yes
terday. Frank Koster and his brother
John were instantly killed when their
sedan was demolished by a' Southern
Pacific passenger train, and George
Jackson was killed in another collision
with a train.
Washington, June-24.—The West
C oastlron and Steel Company of New
York was today granted a. prelimi
nary permit for two years for a power
project at Cooper Harbor, Prince of
Wales island. The permit provides
for the development and storage on
Mellen, Summit and Josephne lakes,
and a power house with a capacity of
3,500 horsepower.
San Francisco,'June 23.-—Congress
man Lawrence J. Flaherty, outstand
ing figure in labor circles here for
more than a quarter of a century, died
yesterday in New York, after an ill
ness of several weeks.
Seattle, June 22.—The transfer of
the Pacific coast headquarters of the
shipping firm of Suzuki & Co. from
San Francisco to Seattle will take
place July 15, it was announced to
day.
London, June 23.—British women
are about to open a vigorous fight to
abolish the present- suffrage laws
which exclude them from the right to
vote until they are 30 years of age.
San Jose, June 23.—The wife of a
passenger on; a. trolley, watched the
car plunge into an. automobile driven
by her husband. The machine was
demolished and the driver killed.
Redding, Calif., June 23.—Two
bodies were recovered yesterday from
the mine cave-in at the Hornet mine,
near here. Roth bodies were crushed
almost beyond recognition.
Washington, June 25.—Col. William
B. Mitchell, former assistant chief or
the army air service, is reported as
doing fine today, following an opera
tion for appendicitis yesterday.
Washington, June 23.—Congress
man John J. Gorman, of Illinois, was
fined $10 by a woman justice of the
peace in Maryland, on a charge of
being drunk and disorderly.
Washington, June 24.—One hundred
thousand dollars heart balm for alien
ation of affections was awarded Mrs.
Ethel Voight, Jr., today, against her
husband's parents.
Oakland, June 22.—A boy of 14
was killed and three passengers in his
automobile injured when, after an all
night drive, he dozed at the wheel of
his speeding car.
Tokio, June 23.—Lieutenant Botvia,
Danish aviator, who flew from Copen
hagen to Tokio, hopped off on his re
turn trip yesterday, traveling via Si
beria.
Chicago, June 23.—Wesley Barry,
motion picture actor, 18, with his
newly-acquired bride of 23, passed
here yesterday, en route to Hollywood.
Alameda, June 22.—The explosion
of a vat of paraffine in. a repair shop
caused a fire which destroyed thirteen
Alameda homes and sh-ips yesterday.
Chicago, June 21.—Eleven thousand
people greeted the envoys of Pope
Pius’ envoys to the Eucharistic Con
gress being held here.
Mt. Vernon,. N. Y., June 24.—Paul
Comte de Lafayette, a descendant of
General Lafayette, of revolutionary
war fame; died’ here yesterday,
Copenhagen, June 23.—Premier Mug
nusson of Iceland died yesterday at
Nordfjord.
FORMER P.M.
ARRESTED
Charged With Stealing
g $180,000 P. O. Money
Order Blanks.
Yosemite, June 25.—James F. Dav
idson, former postmaster at Falls
ville, Ark., was arrested today in
Yosemite Park on a charge of steal
ing postal order blanks valued at
$160,000. Davidson’s secretary, Mrs.
Lillian Kohlen, of Los Angeles, was
also taken into custody.
Davidson’s arrest was due to quick
thinking on the part of R. J. Bradley,
San Francisco postoffice clerk, in
charge of the summer postoffice at
Yosemite Lodge, who recognized the
number on Davidson’s car as that
given in a postoffice circular asking
the latter’s arrest.
Byrd, First Man to
Fly Over Pole, Feted
for His Achievement
Washington, June 24.—Richard
Byrd, the first mant o fly over the
North Pole, was feted by the Capital
and Nation yesterday in ceremonies
in which President Coolidge took an
active part.
Commander Byrd and Pilot Ben
nett were presented by President
Coolidge with the Hubbard medal of
the National Geographic Society in
recognition of their achievement.
WHOLE MOUNTAIN SIDE, RED
BLUFF, CAL., TEARS LOOSE
_
Red Bluff, Cal., June 24.—A whole
mountain side t41e loose yesterday
morning with a roar which sent work
men scattering to safety. One youth
of 23, trapped and seeing he could not
make the top of the pit, dived be- i
neath an old road scraper. Although
buried for hours, he was saved with
out injury.
3 Years of Litigation
Over Will of Mother
Brought to an End
San Francisco, June 25.—Throe
years of litigation carried through
three superior courts, in trials that re
vealed bitter family enmities, ended
here yesterday when a jury before
Superior Judge Daniel C. Dewey
quashed the $1,000,000 will of Mrs.
Carnek Fallon, pioneer of San Fran
cisco. The jury, in finding for Fred
Fallon, son of the pioneer and con
testant of the will, which bequeathed ;
the entire estate to his sister, Mrs.
Annie Malone, decided that Mrs. Fal
lon was of unsound mind when she
executed the will and was unduly in
fluenced by Mrs. Malone.
BIG SAVING IN OI'ER V1TON
OF ALASKA RAILROAD
Washington, June 24.—The Depart
ment of Interior announces that it will
be able to save $400,000 on the opera
tion of the Alaska Railroad during
the first nine months of the present
fiscal year, principally by reduction in
payroll. The deficit for nine months
was $611,000.
OUST VARE FROM SENATE.
Washingtonn, June 24.—Represent
ative R. Wadton Moore, of Virginia,
in an impassioned speech in the
House, applauded Republicans and
Democrats alike and demanded that
Vare be ousted from the Senate if
elected this fall and that action be
taken to punish Pepper and Pinchot.
A. M. Williams, Diesel engine ex
pert, was a recent arrival at McGrath,
coming up on the Dave Mutchler
meat barge from Bethel. Mr. Williams
is directly from the Outside, on his
way to Takotna for the purpose of in
stalling the new engines on the Flume
Dredge Company dredge at Little
creek.
A BATTLE
IN CLOUDS
-
Love-Craved Aviator in
Mad Stunts With Fe
male Companion.
San Francisco, June 24.—Kid
napped in the cloudus, fighting with a
love-crazed aviator, who turned loops,
tail spins, tight spials and nose dives
until she cried “Yes” to his proposals
—this was the experience of Miss
Emily Devoe, a member of a musical
comedy company playing an engage
ment here.
The girl fought with the pilot until
he was forced to land his plane. Then
she jumped to the ground and sought
the protection of a section crew work
ing on a railroad.
Police who were called failed to ap
prehend the aviator, who escaped
amid a hail of bullets. The girl de
clares she will swear out a warrant
for his arrest.
DUGGAN, MISSING AVIATOR
EN ROUTE NEW YORK TO
BRAZIL, FOUND, AND O K
Rio de Janeiro, June 24.—Bernard
Duggan, missing aviator with a plane
en route from New York to Brazil,
has been found safe. The plane was
forced down and undamaged when it
ran out of fuel. The trip will be con
cluded as soon as gasoline is obtained
and the flyers, who went five days
without food, are rested and recov
ered.
Dry Mon Have Habit
of Taking $1,000 and
Look?R'~, Other Way
Washington, June 25.—The cost of
enforcing prohibition to date has been
§28,000,000, Assistant Secretary of
Treasury Andrews detailed in his re
port to the House today. Andrews
says his chief difficulties in enforce
ment was in the handling of dry
agents who accept $1,000 a month to
look the other way, and conceded, un
der questioning by Chairman Mad
den, that he was an optimist and ex
pects to see real beer off the market
by Christinas.
BODY OF AVIATOR FAVOR
FOUND, VANCOUVER ISLAND
Seattle, June 22.—The body of M.
B. Favor, missing aviator, who start
ed for Alaska some weeks ago, was
found yesterday at. San Josef Bay,
Vancouver Island. R. W. Swinhart,
his companion, is still missing.
Hard Luck Events
in Rapid Succession
San Francisco, June 24.-—Hard luck
knocked at George O’Connor’s door
yesterday. His wife left him, his
home burned down, and he was thrown
in jail. Besides this there are bigamy
charges being brewed against him.
Outside of this he is fairly well off.
NEW FLYING RECORD.
San Francisco, June 24.—All flying
records to Los Angeles were broken
yesterday when Lieutenant John W.
Benton of Crissey Field flew from San
Francisco to Los Angeles in 3 hours
and 55 minutes.
SPRECKLES’ S10,000,000 WILL.
San Francisco, June 24.—The three
surviving children of the late John D.
Spreckles will share equally in tho
§10,000,000 estate under the terms of
the will, filed yesterday.
John O. Strand, a well known old
timer, after a few months on the Out
side, was a recent arrival at Mc
Grath, coming from Bethel on the
Dave Mutchler meat barge.
Red Behan, after anabsence of a
couple of years, was a recent arrival
at McGrath, coming from Bethel on
the Tana.