The Cordova daily times., 1915-07-08
FRAME AND HIS PAPER GET IN TROUBLE

mOner at Valdez, has been gett1ng into trouble consistently of late. Hi chief speciality has always been mak' ing trouble for other people but as a now dead philosopher once remarked: Tt is long alleyway that has not got an ash barrel" Frame at one time ran and wrecked paper in Cordoya and is we'll known in Alaska. We sub init the following excerpts from the Valdez Prospector:
 John W. Frame was found guilty by jury in Commissioner Loves court of the offense of assault and battery against Dr. Dalton. The jury wrestled all night and after twelve hours of agony brought in verdict of guilty with recommendation 10 clemency.
 Judge Love imposed fine of $50 and costs, the latter amounting toI s172.20. The defendant gave notice of appeal and it is understood that the appeal will be perfected.
 MT. Frame claimed that Dr. Dalton pointed kodak at him in the street and that when he went into the Valdez drug store and asked why Dalton had taken his picture talking abusiyely to him; that he told Dalton he would not stand for such language in the street, and started to back out when Dalton grabbed him by the coat and the war then started. Dalton explained that he and lady were testing the action of the camera and pointed it at sev- sral persons. Also that 1t was too dark to take snap shot. The hour seems to have been shortly after 9I in the evening. Dalton denied that he used any abusive language toward Frame and asserted that Frame, after entering the store and starting to talk civilly threatened to slap him, following the threat by striking him. It was then that John Riggs mixed into the scrap. Biggs stated that his chief interest was to save his show cases from the wreckage of war, which evoked a smile all around. Biggs corroborated Dalton on most points. Other witnesses testified to small details and to the finish.
 About the same time that Frame was arrested, his printing plant was seized on an execution against him. The marshal took the plant and 1t is now stored at the Valdez dock, and is advertised for sale. The Commoner has suspended publication without notice to It's subscribers. Several at tempts have been made by Senator Hubbard as attorney for Frame to get the court to release the attachment, but have been of no avail. Meantime much speculation exists as to who owns the Commoner plant. Frame swore in his postofiice return that 1t was owned by Charles M. Day. In some of the proceedings in the pres ent case Frame has submitted unveri- fled papers claiming an exemption, which amounts to an assertion of ownership.
 To add to the sum of MT. Frames troubles the women of Valdez, as members of the Valdez Civic League and the Valdez Study Club have ad- dressed a resolution to the Council asking for Frames removal as City Clerk. They chased Frame as an un- desirable in red hot set of resolu. tions.
 The Valdez city council at It's last meeting failed to take any action upon the request for the removal of Frame from his position as city clerk. Mayor Boyle, to whom had been sent the registered letter containing the com plaint and charges. stated that he had not received the letter and conse- quently nothing was done.
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